Robin Wright defends Jenny from 'Forrest Gump'

Robin Wright Rejects Claim That Jenny in ‘Forrest Gump' Is ‘Kind of an Anti-Feminist Role': ‘People Have Said She's a Voldemort to Forrest'
Robin Wright joined her "Forrest Gump" co-star Tom Hanks for a recent interview with The New York Times while promoting their latest collaboration, Robert Zemeckis' "Here," and she pushed back against claims that her "Gump" character,
Robin Wright Defends Her Character In ‘Forrest Gump’ Against Being Painted As Anti-Feminist
Robin Wright defended her character Jenny in Forrest Gump against interpretations that she was an 'anti-feminist' archetype.
Forrest Gump star Robin Wright defends role following backlash over her ‘anti-feminist’ character
Academy Award winner Hanks, now 68, plays the much-loved titular character - who ceaselessly finds himself in the most bizarre of life circumstances, including as an American football champion, a Vietnam War hero, a captain of a shrimp boat, a worldwide table tennis victor, a cross-country runner and a doting father-of-one.
Forrest Gump’s Robin Wright hits back at critics who called Jenny ‘anti-feminist’
Forrest Gump’s Robin Wright hits back at critics who called Jenny ‘anti-feminist’ - ‘People have said she’s a Voldemort to Forrest,’ said Wright. ‘I wouldn’t choose that as a reference.’
Robin Wright defends perennial internet bogeyman Jenny from Forrest Gump
No! It’s not about that,” Wright argues. “People have said she’s a Voldemort to Forrest. I wouldn’t choose that as a reference, but she was kind of selfish.” That’s a fair point: Jenny is not Voledmort because Forrest has no problem saying her name.
Jenny Isn't the Antagonist Of 'Forrest Gump,' She's The Victim
It’s insane to me that people could jump to the conclusion that Jenny is some sort of antagonist for Forrest, but apparently, that is such the case that Robin Wright had to talk about it. When asked by The New York Times about Jenny being “anti-feminist” the actor shut that down.
Robin Wright Defends ‘Forrest Gump’ Character Jenny Against Anti-Feminist Criticism
Robin Wright addresses criticism of Jenny from ‘Forrest Gump,’ defending her character’s choices and backstory.
Robin Wright Explains Why She Never Hung Out With Tom Hanks On ‘Forrest Gump’ Set
Robin Wright recently revealed that she and Tom Hanks never really got to know each other while working on “Forrest Gump” — but that’s not all she has to say about that. On Monday, she explained to “Today” that the reason the two actors didn’t bond on set was because Hanks — who played Forrest — was just too busy, well, Forresting.
Robin Wright rejects ‘anti-feminist’ criticism of Jenny from ‘Forrest Gump’: ‘People have said she’s a Voldemort to Forrest’
Robin Wright is not here for any takes about Jenny in “Forrest Gump” being an anti-feminist character — or Voldemort, for that matter. In a joint interview with Tom Hanks for the New York Times, she shot down criticism of the character she played in the Academy Award-winning 1994 film.
Robin Wright responds to criticism of her Forrest Gump character being labeled "anti-feminist"
For years, Robin Wright's character Jenny from Forrest Gump has been branded as "anti-feminist" for her role as a woman who has had a history of child abuse which contributed to her drug use, sex work and eventually led to her death.
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‘Forrest Gump’ actress breaks silence: Was Jenny the movie’s true villain?
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