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Fans call Scarlett a big hypocrite
It seems that actor Scarlett Johansson’s shot at fellow actor James Franco at the Women’s March in Los Angeles amid the sexual misconduct allegations against him, didn’t go down well with people.
She is being termed a hypocrite, because she earlier defended director Woody Allen, who has been accused of sexually abusing his stepdaughter, reported Fox News. While speaking about her own experience in front of more than 5,00,000 attendees on Saturday, Johansson said, “How could a person publicly stand by an organisation that helps to provide support for victims of sexual assault while privately preying on people who have no power? I want my pin back, by the way,” she added, in reference to the Time’s Up pin Franco wore at the Golden Globe Awards, which inspired five accusers to come forward and call him out.
On the other hand, Johansson, who starred in several of Allen’s films, defended the latter and downplayed accusations of child abuse that have been levelled against him as “all guesswork”. Fans reacted swiftly on social media to call out Johansson for this dual reaction. One wrote, “Scarlett Johansson the biggest hypocrite that is there. Calls out James Franco yet supports Woody Allen and would hem his pants if she had to. Wow!” “Congrats to Scarlett for calling out James and the harmful cool girl narrative but you still haven’t denounced Allen and apologised to Farrow,” wrote another.