To be fair, I just don’t think people outside of her fanbase know she’s really spoken about it before. Her response this time certainly doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone here, but I’ve already heard from many who thought this was the first time she’s addressed it over the years.
I’m a bit startled by Allure’s decision to make it the headline/focus of the piece, when it feels fairly clear to me it was just a couple questions from the interview. It obviously affected the reporter, and she has every right to express that, but even putting those quotes within a larger piece would have received pickup. Making it the entire piece will definitely hurt the brand’s relationship with celebrities, but by the same token, I do appreciate the writer coming at it from a personal standpoint.
As mentioned, it’s not like any of us expect more from her at this point, but it doesn’t make it any less disheartening to hear her utter this tone deaf nonsense year after year.
