Hollywood star Geena Davis of Thelma And Louise fame has long been someone who advocates for women, particularly as they age.
In a new interview in which she opened up about ageism in Hollywood, Davis revealed that she was once denied a role because the unnamed leading actor said that she was “too old” to play his love interest, even though she was two decades younger than him.
“It’s very strange and so prevalent,” Davis explained, according to Fox News. “A certain male actor that was making a movie said that I was too old to be his romantic interest, and I was 20 years younger than him.”
“Women peak in their 20s and 30s, and men peak in their 40s and 50s as far as actors go,” the 65 year-old actress added. “So the male stars of the movies want to appear to be younger than they are, or they want to appeal to younger people, so they always want a co-star who is really young.”
“That is why that happens and that is why women don’t get cast very much after 40 and 50. It is because they are felt to be too old to be a romantic interest,” Davis concluded.
I don't have much sympathy for actors who discover that age comes for all, and resent it.
Former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo was asked to cover up before a flight with American Airlines, according to the 29-year-old’s sister Aurora Culpo.
Aurora’s Instagram stories reportedly show the girls at an airport before their flight to Cabo San Lucas on Thursday, following the incident. Olivia, dressed in a bralette, bike shorts, and a long cardigan, was apparently told by an airline employee to “put a blouse on.”
Aurora called the employee’s actions “f***ed up” and said her sister’s clothing was not “inappropriate” or “offensive.”
“Look at her outfit. She looks cute. She looks appropriate,” Aurora said in the video. “They call her up to the desk and tell her that she needs to put a blouse on, otherwise she can’t get on the plane. Tell me is that not so f***ed up.”
In the video clip, Olivia complies, covering up with a grey hoodie “while comparing her original outfit to another passenger in a similar look,” Page Six reported.
The other passenger, a woman also wearing a bra, is seen shrugging her shoulders over her admittedly revealing top. “That’s weird,” she said of American Airlines’ apparent request to Olivia.
Olivia re-posted Aurora’s Instagram posts to her own account with the caption, “Leave it to Aurora to cause a scene. Hide me.”
The 48-year-old model is known for her striking good looks, her fashion sense and her seemingly never-ending legs.
During an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Monday, the "America's Got Talent" judge revealed what led to her legs being insured for several million dollars.
Klum was playing a fill-in-the-blank-style game when DeGeneres prompted her to talk about the insurance policy and to share which uninsured body part should be insured – she indicated that her breasts should have a policy taken out on them.
"I didn't insure them, by the way," the star said in reference to her legs. "It was a client that insured them. It wasn't me."
The ordeal was made even more complicated as one leg was insured for more than the other, Klum revealed.
"One was actually more expensive than the other because when I was young, I fell into a glass and I have a big scar," she recalled. "Obviously, I put so much spray tan on right now, you can't see it right now."
Worth every penny.
The Wombat is back in the saddle with Rule 5 Sunday: Yvette Mimieux, RIP.
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