Emma Thompson

Asked whether the trial signalled the end of the MeToo movement, Thompson replied: “One of the things that's very difficult to do is judge an issue like the ...

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DAME EMMA THOMPSON has urged the public not to let Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's messy public court battle 'derail' the MeToo movement.

Fellow actress Emma Thompson spoke out after fears that the public response to the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard defamation trial would deter alleged victims of sexual abuse from speaking out in the future, in fear of being judged. In turn, Johnny was found to have defamed Amber on one of three countersuit claims she launched against him, and the Aquaman actress was thus awarded $2 million in damages by the court. "We have to refuse to allow it to be derailed by a case [of] two very, very, very famous people, which has been blown out of all remote human proportion by the press." The 63-year-old Oscar winner suggested that the case had been "blown out of proportion" in the media and was "not representative" of the average abuse victim. "One of the great issues to do with that case is fame and how people who are famous are treated differently and viewed differently," she stated. DAME EMMA THOMPSON has urged the public not to let Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's messy public court battle "derail" the MeToo movement.

Emma Thompson has said that we should not let Amber Heard ...

I would say that the MeToo movement is not going to be derailed by that, but in order for it not to be derailed, we just have to keep on talking. We have to keep on talking and refuse to allow it to be derailed by a case where two very very very famous people, which has been blown out of all remote human proportion by the press… One of the things that’s very difficult to do is judge an issue like the MeToo issue brings to the fore when you’re dealing with very very famous people.

Emma Thompson, 63, cut a stylish figure as she attended the UK premiere of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande at the Picturehouse Central in London on Thursday.

Elsewhere, director Sophie Hyde, 45, looked chic in a black dress which she teamed with a pair of chunky black boots. Larking about: Katy wore a bright orange trouser suit which she teamed with a black top with the words 'Pleasure Princess' emblazoned across the front She wore a bright orange trouser suit which she teamed with a black top with the words 'Pleasure Princess' emblazoned across the front.

Sky's Political Editor Beth Rigby speaks to actress Dame Emma Thompson about female sexuality and her new film Good Luck To You, Leo Grande.

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After Johnny Depp won his defamation trial against Amber Heard, she called the verdict a "setback" for women. Find out what Emma Thompson had to say about ...

In a statement issued following his legal victory, he said, "Six years ago, my life, the life of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also, the lives of the people, who for many, many years have supported and believed in my were forever changed. We are certain that John has learned valuable lessons and is ready to prove his capabilities as a leader and a colleague." "The #MeToo movement is not going to be derailed by that, but in order for it not to be derailed, we just have to keep on talking. She added, "A case where the two protagonists are that famous is not representative. In a statement, she called the verdict a "setback" for women, adding, "It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. We have to keep on talking and refuse to allow it to be derailed by a case [with] two very, very, very famous people."

Emma Thompson expressed that the trial of Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard will not "derail" the #MeToo movement. The Oscar winner opened up about her take on ...

Pop star Billie Eilish recently addressed the Depp vs. Woman’s Hour of the BBCaddressing fears expressed by some that Depp’s victory could prompt women to keep quiet about allegations of abuse. Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages, but not punitive damages.

'But the whole thing of, we've got to get rid of all our hair is odd, isn't it?'

“And yet, of course, the age that I am makes it extremely challenging because we aren’t used to seeing untreated bodies on the screen.” “It’s very challenging to be nude at 62,” she said. “I did once do the full thing, years and years ago.

Emma Thompson was asked for her thoughts on shaving pubic hair while discussing a nude scene in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande.

The sex scenes in the new film have led to conversations around sex scenes and on-set intimacy experts. Good Luck to You, Leo Grande was directed by Sophie Hyde and written by Katy Brand and premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in January to rave reviews. Emma Thompson has opened up about the topic of shaving pubic hair to promote her new film Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. Watch below.

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And we find when they're odd, which they often are we find them shameful and ridiculous." We don't respect what our desires are. We make them the butt of our jokes.