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Margot Robbie Says She Got Death Threats for Being in Suicide Squad

Published Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:48:59 -0600

We've seen actors and actresses of various caliber go from no one to superstar overnight because of comic book movies. That is a big lifestyle change for anyone to comprehend, and a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the changes she had to make when she was cast as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.

Margot Robbie — Editorial credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com

"You're about to be in a comic book film; now here's the worst-case scenario of how big and scary it can get. There's just all this stuff you learn along the way, like, when you get those death threats, it's [smart] to have a security team do a background check on whoever sent them to see if there is any past history of violence because you'll need to know whether you need security to go to certain events. And every time you do a background check, it's going to cost $2,000, so take that into consideration when you're getting yourself into this."

For anyone who follows the fantastic Kelly Marie Tran on Instagram, she has been posting videos and other such things about how there isn't a guidebook as to this lifestyle change. Robbie feels the same way and also mentions that she wishes someone could have forewarned her about all of this.

"And it's like, 'OK, that's a different kind of career.' Because then you need to always do a job that can financially support that lifestyle; you can't just do indie films for the rest of your life because that film back there changed everything and now you have to be able to afford security. I just wish someone had explained a lot of those things to me early on. I wouldn't have resented the position I found myself in because I would've known what I was getting myself into."

We're allowed to be passionate about our characters and our movies, but the fact that actresses need to hire security because of death threats is just so sad. Enough with the death threats and the stalking. It would be nice if fandom could move beyond this and remember that these are human beings behind the pictures, the movies, and the social media profiles.

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