Calista Flockhart thought that the rumors of anorexia were going to "ruin his career"
The star of Ally McBeal was plagued by comments not asked for his body in the 90s.
For five years of the late 90s and early 2000s, CALISTA FLOCKART played on dramatic Ally McBeal , which was a huge success, winning several nominations and victories of Emmy, including the series of exceptional comedy in 1999. But although the legal series made its young star a familiar name, all attention was Not welcome. The media broadcast rumors that Flockhart suffered from anorexia, which was not true. In a new interview with The New York Times , the 59 -year -old actor shared that she thought that rumors of food disorders were going to "ruin his career", preventing him from reserving more roles after Ally.
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"I don't think it would happen today", " Flockhart said gossip on his weight . "They call it the shame of the body now. I haven't thought about it for a long time, but it is really not ok to accuse someone to have a disease with which many people have trouble."
The star explained that even if she has anorexia "was not the case ... There was nothing [she] could do to convince anyone or get out of it." Flockhart continued: "If I had wore a big padded bra, they could probably never have targeted me in this way. I look at the photos, and I'm the same thing I am now, and nobody says A word now. I was an easy target, I guess. "
Calling for the situation "painful" and "complicated", she added that while she "liked to work on Ally McBeal , "The fixation on his body" made it acidity ".
"I was very deprived of sleep and I was depressed on this subject," said Flockhart. "I thought it was going to ruin my career. I did not think that anyone who was committed to me again, because they would simply assume that I had anorexia, and it would be the end of that."
Flockhart, who plays Lee Radziwill In Feud: Capot vs. swans , said that she had blocked the rumors by focusing on her work and saying to herself: "" Calista, you are a good person, you are not mean with anyone ", and I am convinced in this."
She also explained that her stature is just the result of genetics. "Honestly, I have never been in a situation where I have to look at my weight," said Flockhart. "My mother is 4'11" now, and she weighed 93 pounds when she was married. Talk about a small small elf. I just have small bones and I'm just lucky. ""
Ally McBeal was on the air for a period that many public figures - especially women - were harshly criticized for their appearance And saw their speculated weight on the press. In 1999, Flockhart said Weekly entertainment Rumors of anorexia , "At the beginning, I took it personally. I was shocked. I could not believe it. But now, I am certainly not shocked by everything they write, and I do not know all about all this. "" She added: "The most scandalous was the one who said that webster, my dog, was also an anorexic. It is so intelligent, you have to admit. This is the thing about tabloids. They are what they are , and sometimes they are very funny and very intelligent. " AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
