Of course, Natasha’s comments come amid ongoing discourse around ageism and misogyny in Hollywood, with numerous famous women speaking out about struggling to book jobs once they hit a certain age.
Demi Moore, for example, has talked openly about having “no place” in the industry after turning 40. She told Variety last year, “I had more challenges, particularly in my career, in my 40s than I do now. At that time, no one quite knew what to do with me. I wasn’t 30, but I wasn’t 40 in a way that people could comfortably identify me as a mother, etc. There was no place for me.”
Meanwhile, Cameron Diaz once recalled being told that she’s “no longer valuable” in Hollywood at age 44. She said, “To be told at 44 that I’m no longer valuable or that I’m not viable or that I’m just going to be discarded and nobody’s going to care…I have another 40 years in me, at least. Why am I all of a sudden going to be afraid to live the rest of my life because I’m not 25?”
