Olivia Newton-John spoke out against fans who recently complained about her iconic film “Grease”, calling it sexist and misogynistic.
“I think it’s a little silly,” the 72-year-old said on the podcast A Life Of Greatness. “I mean, this movie was made in the 1970s over the 1950s.”
Newton-John played Sandy Olsson High School who falls for local bad boy Danny Zuko (John Travolta).
“Grease” was broadcast on the BBC during Christmas 2020 and, according to UK UK, encouraged people to voice their opinion on Twitter.
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One person said: “The break-up session between Danny and Sandy did not age well. Movie moves quite right into the song (” Sandy “) before viewers get the date rapey vibe of the scene they just saw register # Fat. “
Another one said, “Ahhh man. Just watch #Smear one of my favorite movies and it’s so of his time. Misogynistic, sexist and a bit of rape.”
(LR) Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson and John Travolta as Danny Zuko.
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Someone else pointed out that there is very little diversity on the screen. “There were no black actors or students in high school,” they wrote.
Newton-John pointed out: “It was a stage play, it’s a musical, it’s fun. It’s a fun film musical not to be taken so seriously.”
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The actress added that people on the internet “need to relax a bit and just enjoy things for what they are … I think it’s a fun movie that entertains people.”
Olivia Newton-John defends ‘Grease’ after people called the film sexist.
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Newton-John, who has been battling cancer since 2017, recently told People magazine: “I do not think I have imagined myself that long! I feel very blessed.”
She noted how she ‘feels’ good, and also discusses how her husband, John Easterling, helped her with the use of marijuana through the fight against breast cancer.
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“I’m very happy to be married to a wonderful man who is a herbalist, and he has a lot of knowledge,” she described.
Newton-John is looking forward to her daughter Chloe’s upcoming wedding. The singer storms, “She’s my reason for being.”
Andy Sahadeo of Fox News contributed to this report.