Olivia Newton-John spoke out to fans who recently slammed her iconic movie “Grease”, calling it sexist and misogynist.
“I think it’s a bit crazy,” said the 72-year-old on the podcast A Life Of Greatness. “I mean, this movie was made in the 1970s, around the 1950s.”
Newton-John played high school student Sandy Olsson who falls in love with local bad boy Danny Zuko (John Travolta).
“Grease” aired on the BBC over Christmas 2020, prompting people to voice their opinions on Twitter, the UK Express said.
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One person said, “The drive-in / botched make-out session between Danny and Sandy hasn’t aged well. The movie slips right into the song (“ Sandy ”) before viewers register the date rapey vibe from the scene they just got seen # Fat. “
Another said, “Ahhh man. Just watch #Grease, one of my favorite movies and it’s so contemporary. Misogynistic, sexist and a little bit rapey.”
(LR) Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson and John Travolta as Danny Zuko.
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Someone else pointed out that there was very little diversity on the screen. “There were no black actors or high school students,” they wrote.
Newton-John said, “It was a play, it’s a musical, it’s fun. It’s a fun movie musical that shouldn’t be taken so seriously.”
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The actress added that people on the Internet should “relax a bit and just enjoy things the way they are … I think it’s a fun movie that keeps people entertained.”
Olivia Newton-John defended ‘Grease’ after people called the movie sexist.
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Newton-John, who has been fighting cancer since 2017, recently told People magazine, “I don’t think I imagined living that long! I feel very blessed.”
She noted that she “feels great” and also discussed how her husband, John Easterling, has helped her fight breast cancer through the use of cannabis.
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“I am very lucky to be married to a wonderful man who is a plant medicine and he is very knowledgeable,” she described.
Newton-John is looking forward to the upcoming wedding of her daughter, Chloe. The singer gushed, ‘She’s my reason for being.’
Fox News’ Andy Sahadeo contributed to this report.