New York Post

Brie won’t go soft at SAG

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SOURCES say that “Room” Oscar winner Brie Larson — who’s an advocate for sexual assault survivors — could be planning on addressing the issue at the SAG Awards. Larson presented “Manchester by the Sea” star Casey Affleck with a best actor award at the Golden Globes, and seemed frosty when she gave out the honor. “Her ‘Do not touch me’ attitude is so on the nose,” tweeted one viewer, while another posted, “SAG & Academy Awards pls don’t make Brie Larson give Casey Affleck an award again.” In 2010, Affleck settled sexual-harassment suits with two women stemming from alleged incidents on the set of the film “I’m Still Here.” This week another actress, Constance Wu of “Fresh Off the Boat,” tweeted, in an apparent dig at Affleck, “Men who sexually harass women 4 OSCAR! Bc good acting performanc­e matters more than humanity, human integrity!” She added, “Boys! BUY ur way out of trouble by settling out of court! Just do a good acting job, that’s all that matters! bc Art isn’t about humanity, right?” And, “I’ve been counseled not to talk about this for career’s sake. F my career then, I’m a woman & human first. That’s what my craft is built on.” At last year’s Oscars, Larson emotionall­y hugged sexual-assault victims onstage with Lady Gaga. A source told Page Six, “Brie feels really guilty about the situation” of handing Affleck an award. “She’s not going to call him out, but she is thinking about saying something about sexual assault at the SAG Awards. There have been discussion­s with anti-sexual-assault groups she has ties to.” But another source close to the actress told us she has no such plans. “It’s just not how it works. When you present an award, you don’t get to make a speech . . . you just read off the nominees and winners.” A rep for Larson commented, “There is no truth to this whatsoever.” The SAG Awards are on Sunday.

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