Spielberg, Capshaw ‘concerned’ about their daughter’s porn ambition
Around Hollywood, Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, are known as loving, “evolved” parents who try to support all their children’s choices, a close friend has said in a new report.
The couple also move in a world of creative, “artistic” people whose lives are “complicated” and who have “complicated kids,” the friend added.
But the decidedly complicated choice of their 23-year-old daughter, Mikaela Spielberg, to become a porn star and exotic dancer has tested the couple’s ability to be patient and open-minded, this friend told Page Six.
On Wednesday, the Academy Award-winning director’s daughter announced in an interview with The Sun that she was embarking on a film career of her own — to become a porn star.
Describing herself as “a sexual creature,” Mikaela Spielberg explained how she wanted to get naked and perform solo sex acts on screen as a way “to honor my body in a way that’s lucrative.” She also insisted that her career choice was “empowering” and that her parents were supportive of it.
Yes, they are, the friend told Page Six. “As Mikaela said, Steven and Kate are nothing but supportive of her, as they are with all their children,” the friend said. But their feelings are, yes, “complicated,” the friend said.
“Outwardly, Steven and Kate — who are the most evolved parents in the world and love their kids beyond all measure — have always been supportive of Mikaela and try to understand her,” the friend said. “Obviously, though, they’re embarrassed by her sudden public admission of entry into the sex worker world.”
Someone who has worked with Spielberg, 73, added to Page Six that he and Capshaw, 66, only want what’s best for Mikaela. “But they’re also concerned that this path might not end up being the best,” the colleague said.
In her interview with The Sun, Mikaela insisted that she didn’t became a porn star out of spite or because she wanted to “hurt anybody.” She said she hopes to become financially independent from her parents.