Jessica Simpson Calls Out Natalie Portman for 'Shaming' Her | Heavy.com
On Wednesday afternoon, singer and fashion entrepreneur Jessica Simpson took to Twitter to publicly address a comment made about her by actress Natalie Portman.
Portman, whose pop-star drama Vox Lux will be released in theaters on December 7, has been doing press for the upcoming film.
In an interview with USA Today, Portman talked about her own pop icons growing up, saying that, as a child she looked up to Madonna because she "saw someone who was brazen and disobedient and provocative and trying to mess with people and always changing.".
Then, she added "I remember being a teenager, and there was Jessica Simpson on the cover of a magazine saying 'I'm a virgin' while wearing a bikini, and I was confused.
Like, I don't know what this is trying to tell me as a woman, as a girl." Simpson evidently took offense to this statement and viewed it as Portman "sham[ing] other women for their choices." Her tweet, which shared a photo of her statement in red with black lettering, directly addressed Portman, though the @natalieportman Twitter account is currently suspended.
In her statement, Simpson starts by saying "I was disappointed this morning when I read that I 'confused' you by wearing a bikini in a published photo taken of me when I was still a virgin in 1999.
" She goes on to say that she believes "that being sexy in a bikini and being proud of my body are not synonymous with having sex," before encouraging women who she believes she is a "role model to "look however they want, wear whatever they want and have sex or not have sex with whomever they want.
" To conclude her address, she encourages Portman to "not shame other women for their choices," citing the "Time's Up" movement and "all of the great work [Portman] has done for women.
When the statement was first tweeted, some users were confused, asking what was going on, and what the original comments were that Simpson was referring to.
Many quickly took Simpson's side, replying with approvals such as "Yes queen !!! I'm going to my local Macy's to get a pair of your shoes now !!" Other users interested in the conflict offered their dissent; @LWRomes wrote "Natalie was talking about her thoughts when she was 17 years old.
This post is entirely unneeded and has taken everything she said out of context." She also shared the post to her Instagram account, which has 4.4m viewers.
One of the most-liked fan comments both jokes with and praises Simpson: @laurensunshine22 writes "You may not know what Chicken of The Sea is, but you know how to tastefully put a woman in her place.
Well said. Bravo Jess!!!!!".
It is unclear what photo both women are referring to in their respective comments.
Simpson appeared in GQ in July 2005 in a spread featuring a red white and blue American Flag bikini, from which Simpson posted a photo to her Instagram for the Fourth of July last year.
At the time those photos were taken, Simpson was married to Nick Lachey.
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In 1999, Simpson did her first media interview with Popstar! Magazine, which they have since shared on YouTube, paired with photos of Simpson from that era:.
UPDATE: Natalie Portman addressed Jessica Simpson's criticism in a comment on Simpson's Instagram post.
She wrote, "I completely agree with you that a woman should be allowed to dress however she likes and behave however she likes and not be judged." She clarified that what she meant by the words was a criticism of "the media's mixed messages about how girls and women were supposed to behave." She apologized for any hurt caused by her interview answer, before expressing admiration for both Simpson's talent and the ways in which she empowers women.
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