Natalie Portman says she and Jessica Simpson are good: ‘No need for beef between women’
Natalie Portman discusses the difficulties of playing a singer and dancer in "Vox Lux."
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Natalie Portman squashed any notions that she and Jessica Simpson are feuding, following an exchange between the two on Instagram earlier this month.
As a guest on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” Tuesday, the “Vox Lux” actress was asked by a caller if she and the former pop star had spoken offline since their spat.
“No, only on,” she told the viewer, “and I have only respect and good feelings for her.”
Cohen complimented what he saw as a “respectful” dialogue on social media between the pair.
Taking it in, Portman added, “Well, also I think there’s no need for beef between women. We’re all in the same society and living with the same pressures, and we’re allies…”
Simpson called out the Oscar-winning actress on Dec. 5 on social media, after Portman mentioned the “I Wanna Love You Forever” singer, in an interview with USA TODAY.
“I remember being a teenager, and there was Jessica Simpson on the cover of a magazine saying ‘I’m a virgin’ while wearing a bikini, and I was confused. Like, I don’t know what this is trying to tell me as a woman, as a girl,” Portman said at the time.
Jessica Simpson and Natalie Portman appear to have cleared the air. (Photo: Getty Images, USA TODAY Network)
Simpson fired back that she was “disappointed” by Portman’s comments.
“As public figures, we both know our image is not totally in our control at all times, and that the industry we work in often tries to define us and box us in,” Simpson wrote. “However, I was taught to be myself and honor the different ways all women express themselves, which is why I believed then – and I believe now – that being sexy in a bikini and being proud of my body are not synonymous with having sex.”
Portman responded to Simpson in the comments section of her Instagram post.
“Thank you for your words. I completely agree with you that a woman should be allowed to dress however she likes and behave however she likes and not be judged,” Portman said.
“I only meant to say I was confused – as a girl coming of age in the public eye around the same time – by the media’s mixed messaged about how girls and women were supposed to behave,” Portman said in an attempt to clarify her earlier comments. “I didn’t mean to shame you and I’m sorry for any hurt my words may have caused. I have nothing but respect for your talent and your voice that you use to encourage and empower women all over the globe.”
Contributing: Andrea Mandell and Anika Reed
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