Jessica Chastain criticizes newspaper for ‘poisonous and clickbait’ headline

Jessica Chastain criticized the headline of an article in Los Angeles Times That say “Jessica Chastain went shopping for her own costumes at Target for her new movie, ‘Memory‘” — “Jessica Chastain buys her own costume at Target for her new movie, ‘Memory‘”, in free translation.

“What a poisonous, clickbait headline,” the actress wrote on Twitter, now called X. “The interesting part wasn’t that I shopped at Target (I do that all the time — best place to buy holiday decor and school supplies) , was that I had to get into character by buying my own costume. That’s the abnormal part.”

Such a shady & click bait headline. The interesting part wasn’t that I shopped at Target (I do it all the time- best holiday decorations & school supplies) it was that I got to get into character by shopping for my own customs. That’s the not normal part. https://t.co/CYCQZTTZrj

— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) September 13, 2023

Chastain star in independent film Memory, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. She plays a recovering alcoholic who is dealing with childhood trauma (via NME).

Jessica bought the character’s clothes, Sylvia, at a store in Nashville and said she spent around US$130. IndieWirethe actress said, “I’m not making a film to be pampered. If I wanted to be pampered, I’d go to a spa. I’m making a film to work and be creative, and I don’t need to sit alone in a trailer.” Chastain she also refused to have a trailer all to herself.