Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence says she lost the role of late actor Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” as online trolls did not think she was “pretty enough”.
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The 2019 film boasted of a star-studded cast, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Sydney Sweeney, among others. The film went on to become a major commercial and critically acclaimed film and grossed over USD 377 million at box office worldwide. The role of Tate was played by “Barbie” actor Margot Robbie.
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The 35-year-old actor said she was approached for the film by the filmmaker. “And then everybody was like, โSheโs not pretty enough to play Sharon Tate…And then they didnโt,” she said.
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“Iโm pretty sure it is true. Or itโs that thing where Iโve been telling the story this way for so long that I believe it. No, but Iโm pretty sure that happened. Or he just was never considering me for the part, and the internet just like went out of their way to call me ugly,” Lawrence added.
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The film revolved around a fading TV actor, Rick Dalton (DiCaprio), and his stunt double/ best friend, Cliff Booth (Pitt), navigating a rapidly changing Hollywood in 1969, set against the backdrop of the Manson Family murders.
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Tate was murdered in 1969. Having been a part of films such as “Valley of the Dolls” (1967), “The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)” and “12 + 1” in 1969, the actor was at the peak of her career when she was killed.