“The Substance” star Demi Moore recently unloaded on American culture amid the U.S. presidential election.
“America is built on Puritans, religious fanatics and criminals,” she said during a Tuesday event at La Cinémathèque Française in Paris, as Variety reported and footage circulating online shows.
Moore, who was speaking before vote tallies indicated Republican Donald Trump’s victory at the ballot box, added that these elements are visible “in our election right now.”
The actor was among many Americans who had expressed enthusiasm about the 2024 election on social media, saying over the weekend that she voted for Democrat Kamala Harris, the current vice president, to take the Oval Office.
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Moore’s Tuesday remarks came as she discussed sexuality in the U.S., calling it “taboo.” She added that she doesn’t understand “a lot of fear in America around the body.”
“I’ve certainly stirred the pot in a few of the films I’ve chosen,” said the actor, who starred in 1990s erotic thrillers like “Indecent Proposal” and “Disclosure.” Recently, she’s also recalled the “heightened” chatter around her bikini scene in 2003′s “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,” and opened up about appearing nude in 2024′s “The Substance.”
Moore said in Paris that although a man could’ve directed the new Coralie Fargeat film — which tells the story of an aging celebrity who uses a fictional drug to make a younger clone of herself — she didn’t think a man “could have written” it.
“This is such a personal exploration,” she said of the movie, adding that if viewers are surprised by Fargeat’s visual and “symbolic” style, “that’s just because there hasn’t been enough time for women yet up until now.”
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“I want us to quit being surprised [about women’s potential],” Moore said, triggering applause from the crowd.
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