Scarlet Johansson has starred in some of the most amazing films.
She has been known to be one of the most successful women in the film industry.
From her earlier indie films to huge franchises, every movie has helped propel her career to
where it is today.
Johansson's net worth is over MILLIONS.
But even though the actress portrays one of the more popular female superheroes, she failed
to empower women when she made one comment.
And left many fans offended with the roles she agrees to take on.
And today, we're gonna take a look at the controversy behind her career.
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Johansson's views left many of her fans unhappy during the peak of female empowerment moments
like the Me Too Era and the Time Is Up movement that targeted harassment in the industry.
As the Harvey Weinstein case was brought to light, many more women were inspired to come
forward with cases of other celebrities that had preyed on women in Hollywood.
Amongst the men was Woody Allen.
Allen is one of the directors Johansson has worked with over the years.
The era not only brought his behaviour to light but also the nature of his films.
Allen's movies tend to have something that the fans disagree with.
Allen's lifestyle does not make it any easier.
The film director made the headlines after divorcing his wife and marrying her daughter,
well Allen's step-daughter, who is THIRTY FIVE years younger than him.
The young girl lived with Allen for years as his step daughter, but after becoming legal,
their relationship changed.
But when the director was being called out by many in Hollywood, Johansson was one of
the first star's to protect him.
Johansson denied the allegations made against Allen, claiming that she did not experience
any sexual harassment from her director.
"I love Woody," she says.
"I believe him, and I would work with him anytime."
Women who had fought hard to come forward and tell their stories were left feeling powerless,
as though they just exposed themselves with no gain.
Unfortunately, these women did not have the same advantage as Johansson.
Being mere citizen's their opinions are overlooked.
But when another woman in power vouches for them, the words are taken more seriously.
And though many thought Johansson would be one of them, the actress did the exact opposite.
By vouching for Allen, the women's words were challenged by someone in power and supported
by someone else in power.
Fans saw this and immediately took to Twitter to express their thoughts.
"Scarlet Johansson: I am a feminist.
I stand behind me too movement” Scarlet Johansson: except for victims of Woody
Allen and Joss Whedon," one user wrote.
Another criticized Johansson's comment on how the Me Too movement helped make Black
Widow the movie it is.
"That's rich coming from notorious Woody Allen supporter Scarlet Johansson."
Johansson has also said that she sees the director as often as she can and has spoken
to him about the allegations.
Though many fans were left unhappy, Johansson explained her actions, saying she won't always
say things that make people happy, and her opinion may not always be favoured, but regardless,
she stands by her word.
Other's who knew of Johansson's nature for sparking controversy were not surprised.
Since the growth of Scarlet's career, she sparked talks of taking roles that she wasn't
meant to play.
But, whether she was whitewashing the character or just agreeing to play a part that would
leave many offended, Johansson did it anyway.
The actress later broke the internet when she was one of the first celebrities to wear
a dress from Harvey Weinstein's ex-wife's designer brand.
When Weinstein's case made the headlines, the Hollywood stars collectively decided to
stop wearing the Marchesa brand.
The Miramax co-founder even threatened actors to wear the designer brand to events.
And it looks like Johansson was the only one who listened.
Johansson surprised fans when she showed up to the Met Gala, dressed in a custom-made
Marchesa burgundy dress.
"I wore Marchesa because their clothes make women feel confident and beautiful, and it
is my pleasure to support a brand created by two incredibly talented and important female
designers,"
And this was not the first, nor the last, time the actress made a statement that left
many mad at the star.
The first time Johansson's career choices were brought to light for criticism, the actress
had agreed to play an Asian woman in the film, Ghost In The Shell.
Although Johansson's claimed she has never tried to play a different race, the public
was left enraged when her appearance in the film went against those words.
Johansson's style hints to the Tokyo fashion style, and the makeup also adds to the image
of an Asian character.
Though this left Johansson's name on the headlines for weeks, the attention slowly died down
until the actress had made her way back into the public's heart.
But where there is smoke, there is fire.
And it was sparked when Johansson said yes to playing a transgender role.
The actress was cast to play the role of a transgender man who ran a prostitution and
massage parlour business in the seventy's.
The LGBT community was offended by her career move.
Many argued that the role should've gone to a transgender actor and not Johansson, but
it didn't seem to affect her choice in agreeing to play the role.
The actress tried to defend her decision, pointing to other heterosexual actors who
had been cast in LGBT roles.
However, her reasoning only added to the point that if actors continue to say yes to wrongful
casting, others will continue to think it's okay.
And the LGBT community will continue to be discluded.
However, after tons of hate was thrown at her for her, Johansson changed her decision
and rejected taking the lead in Rub Tug.
Johansson acknowledged that inclusivity would continue to be overlooked if she went forward
with playing the role.
Although the Lucy star said she understood why she needed to deny the role, she later
sparked more hate when she contradicted her own words.
When asked about the casting in Hollywood, Johansson responded,
'I should be allowed to play any person, or any tree, or any animal', left the Twitterverse
in an uproar.
One user commented
"She actually compared playing a trans person or PoC to playing an animal or a tree"
And another tagging a friend saying, "now I understand why you don't like her".
Still, this did not get any attention from the actress, who maintains that her words
are her opinions.
Saying that she will have opinions about things, "that's just who I am".
But in the wake of the era, Johnasson is beginning to reflect on her mistakes.
Johansson admits that she wasn't looking at the bigger picture and has been inconsiderate
of others at times.
The actress pushed back the idea of the entertainment industry also having responsibility in politics.
Saying, "I don't think actors have obligations to have a public role in society".
Before the pandemic hit the world last year, Johansson took home two Oscar nominations,
one for the best actress in the Netflix movie Marriage Story and another for best-supporting
actress in Jojo Rabbit.
And Johansson's anticipated marvel universe movie is next.
Johanson's time to lead her own Marvel movie has been a long time coming.
The actress has been playing the character for years, with her first appearance in 2010
in Iron man.
But this portrayal of a Black widow may be Scarlet's last portrayal of the superhero.
During press interviews for the movie, Johansson confirmed what many fans had been thinking,
that this movie would be the closing chapter to her run in the marvel universe.
"I feel really happy with the work that we've done for this decade of time and, you know,
it's bittersweet to say, 'Goodbye,' but if you love something, you need to set it free!"
the actress shared.
Johansson has also been known to be one of the Marvel superheroes who were happy with
their death.
Johansson thought her death in the endgame was fitting and powerful.
Scarlett Johansson has been known to make career moves that left many fans offended
with her choices in the past.
Though she has tried to take responsibility for her actions and lack of knowledge, the
actress tends to blame political correctness for her lack of accountability.
All human beings make mistakes, and whether we live our lives in the spotlight or are
nobody, we have a role to play.
Of course, nobody was born to be right, but it's how we use those mishaps as learning
curves that influences the kind of human being we are.
And that's all the juicy details we have for you today.
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Was she just doing her job, or should actors be more sensitive about the type of roles
they play, especially in this progressive world?
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