Overview
- Foster told Fresh Air that early prestige, including an Oscar nomination for Taxi Driver, gave her leverage that she believes "saved" her from sexual abuse.
- She said that by her early teens she was "too dangerous to touch," claiming she could have exposed abusers or "ruined people's careers."
- Foster acknowledged experiencing misogynist microaggressions at work but contrasted them with the "terrible" abuses she believes she avoided.
- She described predators as exploiting power gaps and credited a guarded, head-first personality with making emotional manipulation more difficult.
- Coverage notes a mixed online reaction to her explanation and points to her support for younger performers, including outreach to Natalie Portman.