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Natasha Lyonne Drops a Truth Bomb: Ageism in Hollywood? “Totally Overblown” — Here’s What’s Really Going On Behind the Glam!

You ever wonder if the cosmos has a chuckle when Hollywood decides women’s careers supposedly “expire” faster than a carton of milk? With the stars lined up today, it feels like a cosmic tease unveiling ageism’s ugly dance across Tinseltown—especially when powerhouse women like Natasha, Demi Moore, and Cameron Diaz are laying down some serious truth bombs about hitting the infamous “too old” mark. Demi’s candid confession about being invisible in her 40s and Cameron’s brush-off at 44—“no longer valuable,” really?—make you scratch your head and ask: why are actresses penalized for life experience while men keep lumbering on like fine wine? Maybe Mercury’s mischievous retrograde is nudging us to rethink these worn-out scripts. Because honestly, if life begins at 40, why’s Hollywood still stuck in yesterday’s reruns? Let’s dive deeper into this tangled constellation of age, worth, and Hollywood’s double standards. LEARN MORE

Of course, Natasha’s comments come amid ongoing discourse around ageism and misogyny in Hollywood, with numerous famous women speaking out about struggling to book jobs once they hit a certain age.

Demi Moore, for example, has talked openly about having “no place” in the industry after turning 40. She told Variety last year, “I had more challenges, particularly in my career, in my 40s than I do now. At that time, no one quite knew what to do with me. I wasn’t 30, but I wasn’t 40 in a way that people could comfortably identify me as a mother, etc. There was no place for me.”

Meanwhile, Cameron Diaz once recalled being told that she’s “no longer valuable” in Hollywood at age 44. She said, “To be told at 44 that I’m no longer valuable or that I’m not viable or that I’m just going to be discarded and nobody’s going to care…I have another 40 years in me, at least. Why am I all of a sudden going to be afraid to live the rest of my life because I’m not 25?”

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