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In NPR Interview, Jodie Foster Says Early Power Shielded Her From Sexual Abuse in Hollywood

She cites a 12-year-old Oscar nomination that made her 'too dangerous to touch'.

Overview

  • Foster told Fresh Air that early industry clout, cemented by her Taxi Driver Oscar nomination at age 12, kept predators at bay.
  • She said she experienced workplace misogynist microaggressions but avoided the 'terrible experiences' of sexual abuse.
  • Foster credited her late mother and manager, Evelyn 'Brandy' Foster, with steering her early career and choosing projects.
  • She described herself as a 'head-first' person whose low-display emotions made emotional manipulation difficult.
  • Natalie Portman has said Foster reached out after Portman spoke about being sexualized as a child actor, calling Foster a role model.