Rebecca Hall on Why She Has “Regret” Over Past Statement Apologizing for Working on Woody Allen Film

[hewontgo]

Rebecca Hall is looking back on speaking out about regretting working on Woody Allen‘s A Rainy Day in New York. https://t.co/Gi80ltgUtr
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 19, 2024
Rebecca Hall is looking back on speaking out about regretting working on Woody Allen‘s 'A Rainy Day in New York

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[nyse]

Wheeew, this is loaded. It’s a weird thing to backtrack on because there was legitimate and very long overdue probing into Allen and Weinstein’s actions and it was seemingly an open secret about their abuse of the girls and women in their lives and how their standing in Hollywood virtually went untarnished because society trivializes rape. And I don’t think it’s at all unfair to ask actors to speak out as they are the literal faces of especially Woody Allen’s projects. Also, the film she worked on, she quotes her own line from it that reads “You’ve got to stop sleeping with these fucking 15-year olds.” It all warrants holding people’s feet to the fire for working with these assholes especially when they face allegations of criminal behavior.

On another note, I just kind of wonder if she also regrets commenting on it because it may have opened her up to scrutiny around her own personal life at the time. Idk but it’s insane to me that she chose to comment on this at all.

[genbu_no_miko24]

No surprise, it just proves that a lot actors go the PR route when 💩 hits the fan, but will walk back when the coast is clear.

[donaestrangera]

Yeah, a lot of actors and other celebrities just say what they think their fans want to hear and their fans are more than happy to believe it so they can continue to feel like a good person just for being a fan of whoever they’re a fan of. That’s why so much social media “activism” to get a celebrity to make a particular statement feels so hollow.

I like this better, I need these celebrities to feel comfortable to keep talking and exposing themselves lol. Maybe fans will learn to stop worshipping them and having parasocial relationships with them (not that anyone had a parasocial relationship with Rebecca Hall lol, but in general). They’re just normal people who are capable of having shitty opinions.

[genbu_no_miko24]

"That’s why so much social media “activism” to get a celebrity to make a particular statement feels so hollow."

That's why I think actors or celebs who stay out of it are a bit smarter to a degree. Not everyone needs to announce everything. There's celebs who are truly apolitical and there's celebs who are political but not interested in announcing it until the comes or not.

I feel like most celeb activism is 98-99% fake because it's just PR. It didn't take too long for PR agents to read social media and see that they don't celebs to say "if I offended" but "I'm sorry that I offended" like....I think you realize which celebs are sincere vs the ones who clearly did PR.

"I don’t think of myself as an ‘actor-vist’, I’m not that person. And, I kind of regret making that statement, because I don’t think it’s the responsibility of his actors to speak to that situation."I'm not totally bothered by this statement in that she doesn't wanna be an activist-actor or the responsibility of it to a degree. The responsibility part I think she is

[donaestrangera]

Yeah, some of my favorite celebrities like Rachel Weisz have barely ever shared a political opinion and I like it that way! Rachel, I don’t need your thoughts on politics, just stay talented and pretty

[maeir]

why wade into this again? girl, you should have taken your own advice and kept your mouth shut.

[gabzillaz]

Could have just said "I don't regret working with a predator" and saved us the word salad

[melancolour]

Remember people: actors are good at memorizing lines and acting. This does not mean they're smart.

Truly I'm surprised if an actor isn't as dumb as a box of bricks.

[squirrels_oh_no]

Sometimes I read an actor's wikipedia page and go, "Ohhhh yeeeeah ehhhh."

Sometimes the main qualification to be an actor is to be hot. Oftentimes, actually. A good 80% minimum. Also tall, if you're a man.

Reading someone's wikipedia bio and it says their agent told them to stop playing sports because it might affect their looks when they were still high school aged... Yeah, I read that one the other day haha.

[syvlie0o0]

Having followed her for a long while, she definitely is smarter than like the average person lol.

[melancolour]

Is she tho?