Catherine Zeta-Jones is discovering the hard way that no joke is guaranteed to translate well to today\u2019s audiences. The 55-year-old Oscar-winning actress appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Thursday, Sept. 4, and regaled viewers with a tale of a youthful admirer. What was intended as a lighthearted anecdote instead triggered a torrent of online backlash.<\/p>\n
Zeta-Jones said Meyers also brought up a \u201creally cute 12-year-old boy\u201d she was at the driving range with and her husband, Michael Douglas. The boy asked for autographs, and she joked:<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then I said \u2018Aha\u2026 When I\u2019m 70, that little boy will be like 33.’\u201d<\/p>\n
When Meyers made fun of \u201cdoing math like that,\u201d Zeta-Jones replied, \u201cYeah, he usually assumes I\u2019m deciding which club to visit, but I\u2019m not. I\u2019m calculating at that moment, he\u2019ll just be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
What was intended as a joking comment on the passage of life became online content immediately.<\/p>\n
Responses on Social Media: \u201cWhy Would She Say This?\u201d<\/p>\n
Clips from the interview spread near-instantly and elicited fierce responses.<\/p>\n
One user tweeted, \u201cThere are some conversations that need to be had about pedo women.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another replied: \u201cNothing would have surprised me more than the words that came out of her mouth\u2026 Why tf would she have done that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Another commented, \u201cYes, officer, this one right here\u2026\u201d Others called into question the background: \u201cIs there some sort of context to this, or is this just as weird as it does sound?\u201d<\/p>\n
Not everyone was attacking the outrage. Some fans came to defend the actress, citing that the comments were being pulled out of context. \u201cTurns out she\u2019s saying she\u2019ll have a new gen of FANS, not that she likes little boys,\u201d said one such defender. \u201cGod, they take EVERYTHING out of context! Shitty people.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Star with Staying Power<\/p>\n
Zeta-Jones, who was married to actor Michael Douglas, 80, in 2000, is not used to evading publicity surrounding age gap marriages. The couple has children and has avoided answering questions about how they\u00a0have a\u00a025-year age gap.<\/p>\n
Today, she plays the lovably goth Morticia Addams on Netflix megahit Wednesday, whose second season is streaming now in its entirety. Iconic on-screen presence for many fans is forever beyond reach.<\/p>\n
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