Margot Robbie Lost Her Voice, So Her LuckyChap Producing Partners Read Her Speech … and Revealed Her Crush on Dua Lipa

variety.com:

Caroline Brew editor Dua Lipa presented thePower of Women producer of the year award to LuckyChap Entertainment, the minds behind films and TV series that celebrate women’s stories including “Barbie,” “Promising Young Woman” and “Maid.” “Since 2014, LuckyChap has been championing female filmmakers,” Lipa said Thursday night at the Variety Power of Women dinner, presented by Lifetime. “This mission is part of the company’s ethos – celebrating female storytellers and strong female characters, and employing female HODs – but if you speak with Margot [Robbie], Tom [Ackerley] and Josey [McNamara] they’ll tell you – it’s just good business.” “As filmmakers, the LuckyChap team lead with humor, empathy and heart every step of the way,” the singer continued. “They are involved in every facet of their projects — from creating immersive practical environments on set, which became home to a truly epic dance party in the film, to heartful moments where audiences around the world were challenged with the idea of what it means to be human.” Lipa credited their global success to the incredible visionaries behind LuckyChap who, “two years ago, had the foresight to push forward on what could’ve been a risky move,” the billion-dollar blockbuster, “Barbie.” After thanking their fellow honorees, McNamara and Ackerley revealed that they would be speaking for their producing partner Robbie, who lost her voice days ago.

The actor and producer then produced a speech that she wrote recently and never shared with either of them. The first reveal from Robbie’s speech?

That her LuckyChap partners, “use her as a bit of a crutch for these public-facing sort of things,” Ackerley read. “You’re right Tom we do,” McNamara continued.