In Her Own Words

Christina Ricci is still bitter over the promotional images her 2007 film “Black Snake Moan” used, saying that it “exploited” women.

The 28-year-old actress says that although she enjoyed making the film, the movie poster, in which she appears scantily-clad at the end of a chain held by co-star Samuel L. Jackson, is one of the most “disappointing and upsetting things” that has happened to her showbiz career.

On strippers in film:

Ricci claims stars like Lohan, who peeled off in 2007 movie I Know Who Killed Me, have created a culture of women who find flattery in misogyny.

She says, “It used to be something that we (women) were sort of ashamed of. You didn’t want to admit to people that you were a stripper. But now, the hottest thing to say is, ‘I can work a pole!’ Who gives a frick? But it’s a huge weird thing. I mean, you see actresses, and their passion project is to play a stripper. It’s just stupid.”

And here are photos from her latest photo-shoot, from Giant Magazine, which aren't in the least hypocritical:

15 Websters Published 4/24/08   Message Add to Friends