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Viola Davis feels like she 'betrayed' herself by being in The Help

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Viola Davis says a part of her feels like she 'betrayed' herself by starring in The Help.The Academy Award-winner explained her mixed feelings about the 2011 film in a profile for the August issue of Vanity Fair,telling the magazine while 'there's no one who's not entertained' by the movie, it was created 'catering to a white audience.'Viola, 54, said she has regrets about being in the movie because it'wasn't ready to [tell the whole truth]' about racism.

Regrets, I have a few: Viola Davis says she sometimes feels like she 'betrayed' herself by appearing in 2011's The Help in a new profile for Vanity Fair.

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