Kate Winslet Cries While Recalling Confronting Press for Body Shaming Remarks After 'Titanic'

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Kate Winslet is opening up about abuse and criticism she faced following Titanic. During an interview with 60 Minutes, while remembering a time when she stood up to the press for bullying her over her weight, she emotionally fought back tears. Keep reading to find out more… In the segment, a clip from E!

was played in which the on-air host said Kate looked “a little melted and poured into” a dress she wore, adding she “needed two sizes larger and she’d be OK.” “It’s absolutely appalling,” Kate then said about how the press bullied her. “What kind of a person must they be to do something like that to a young actress who’s just trying to figure it out?” Keep reading to find out more… When asked if she’d ever confronted the press, she said: “I did get face to face.

I let them have it. I said, ‘I hope this haunts you.’” “It was a great moment,” she said as she began to cry. “It was a great moment because it wasn’t just for me, it was for all those people who were subjected to that level of harassment.