Jacki Weaver Tells Anjelica Huston to F*** Off Over 'Poms' Diss
Did you read that Anjelica Huston interview with Vulture where she dished about everything from ex Jack Nicholson, to that one critic she still hates, and how she was snubbed by Bill Murray?
Jack Weaver, who costars in the upcoming comedy "Poms" did, and she didn't appreciate Huston's dig at her latest movie.
While out promoting the new John Wick movie, Huston told Vulture, "Quite honestly, I’m looking for movies that impress me in some way, that aren’t apologetically humble or humiliating like, 'Band of cheerleaders gets back together for one last hurrah,' you know... An old-lady cheerleader movie. I don’t like that kind of thing. If I’m going to be an old lady — and I’m sort of touching old lady these days — at least I want to be a special old lady. I don’t want to be relegated to some has-been making a comeback.."
Ouch. That's not only a dig against Weaver, but "Poms" costars Diane Keaton, Pam Grier, and Rhea Perlman,
Weaver told Vanity Fair that when she first heard of Huston’s remarks, she "just laughed. And then I said, 'Well, she can go f— herself.' I was kind of disappointed. I had always been an admirer of Anjelica. And I thought, 'That’s a bit mean and petty.'"
And then Weave got a bit petty herself, adding, "I would say she must be going through menopause, but she must have had that ages ago."
The Australian actress, who received Oscar nominations for "Animal Kingdom" and "Silver Linings Playbook," lamented "there’s so much ageism in our society."
She ended with a bit of sympathy for Huston, saying, "Anjelica sounds sad at the moment, I have to say. I think she must be a bit disappointed or she wouldn’t be slagging on people for no reason." She then added, "including herself, saying she’s an ‘old lady.’”
(For the record, Weaver turns 72 in May, Huston will be 68 in July.)
“Poms" opens May 10. "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum" opens May 17.
[Via The Wrap]