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Jennifer Lawrence Says Online Comments Cost Her Sharon Tate Role as Tarantino Disputes Account

Tarantino has said she was only considered for a different part, highlighting conflicting recollections about the film’s casting.

Overview

  • Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Jennifer Lawrence said she believes she lost the Sharon Tate role because online commenters called her “not pretty enough.”
  • She also acknowledged uncertainty about her memory, noting the story might be a long‑repeated anecdote rather than a verified reason for the decision.
  • Quentin Tarantino has publicly said Lawrence was never intended for Sharon Tate and that he only considered her for the Manson follower Squeaky, which ultimately did not happen.
  • Margot Robbie portrayed Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2019, after Debra Tate said in 2017 that Lawrence was “not pretty enough” to play her sister.
  • Lawrence further recalled turning down a role in The Hateful Eight due to Hunger Games scheduling, a choice she now says she regrets.