Natalie Portman Says That "Being Sexualized as a Child" Made Her Feel "Unsafe"
Natalie Portman has long been a figure in Hollywood, starting off as a child actress in career-defining movies like Léon: The Professional (1994) and Beautiful Girls (1996). Now, speaking on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard podcast, Portman is reflecting on how the making and impact of those movies affected her when she was young."I was definitely aware of the fact that I was being portrayed … as this Lolita figure," she said, referring to the 1955 novel about a middle-aged professor's obsession with a 12-year-old girl, per People.