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Margot Robbie Reacts to That Sexist ‘Vanity Fair’ Profile of Her

Margot Robbie on the set of Univisions "Despierta America" to support the film "suicide Squad" at Univision Studios on July 25, 2016 in Miami, Florida.
Margot Robbie on the set of Univisions "Despierta America" to support the film "suicide Squad" at Univision Studios on July 25, 2016 in Miami, Florida.Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images

Margot Robbie responded to that now-infamous August 2016 Vanity Fair profile during a recent interview with Australia’s The Project

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The Tarzan actress, who was fawned over by VF writer Rich Cohen in the widely criticized profile, agreed that it was a “really weird” story — even before it was published.

“I remember thinking, That was a really odd interview. I don’t know how that’s going to come out,” Robbie said during an interview with the outlet. “And then when I read it I was like, yeah, the tone of this is really weird. I don’t really know what he’s trying to get at or play at.”

As previously reported by Us Weekly, the internet blew up with negative reactions after the issue’s cover story was released. In the profile, Cohen seems to ogle Robbie’s good looks and emphasizes her sex appeal over her acting chops. He also described her home country, Australia, as a “throwback, which is why you go there for throwback people.”

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Readers dubbed the profile “sexist” and “outdated.” Robbie thought it was strange too, but told The Project she was surprised by the amount of outrage.

“I didn’t expect there was going to be an uproar about it at all,” she said. “But I’ve read far more offensive, far more sexist, insulting, derogatory, disgusting things on a daily basis. I don’t know, maybe I’m desensitized to it now.”

That said, she was glad that her fellow Aussies had her back.

“I had, like, this bit of Aussie pride, where I was like, ‘Don’t mess with the Aussies,’” she told The Project. “Don’t you mess with the Aussies. Look at what happens when you mess with Australia.”

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