Lawrence Claims Online Criticism Cost Her Tate Role

Jennifer Lawrence recently shared her belief that online criticism about her appearance cost her a chance to play Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The Oscar-winning actress made the comments during an interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, hosted by Josh Horowitz, which aired on January 12.

Lawrence recounted how Tarantino had expressed interest in casting her in the project, only for public backlash to derail it. "He did, and then everybody was like, 'She's not pretty enough to play Sharon Tate.' And then they didn't," she said, prompting audible surprise from the audience. When Horowitz expressed skepticism, Lawrence doubled down, stating, "I'm pretty sure it is true. Or it's that thing where I've been telling this story this way for so long that I believe it. No, but I'm pretty sure that happened. Or he just was never considering me for the part, and the internet just went out of their way to call me ugly." She added a wry note about online detractors, responding to Horowitz's sarcasm with, "No, those sweetie pies?"

The film, set in 1969 Los Angeles, reimagines the events surrounding the murders of Sharon Tate and others by...