Sienna Miller Just Called Out The Media’s Sexist Double Standard In How They Talked About Her Relationship With Jude Law

Actress and fashion icon Sienna Miller has been speaking about how the media has treated her throughout her career, and calling out some of the double standards in reporting.

In an in-depth interview with Vulture, journalist Rachel Handler asked about one particular article written about her five years ago, which alluded to her flirting with the male interviewer. ‘During my research, I found an article about you from 2014, by a male writer,’ Handler began. ‘And it was frustrating to read because, even five years ago, the way men were allowed to write about women: He was acting like you were flirting with him and was just generally leering. Did that sort of thing frustrate you at the time?’

Miller’s response gives a whole new insight into life in the spotlight for women. ‘At the time, no. In hindsight, it bothers me. But it’s another thing you just accept. It’s the way things were,’ Miller answered.

‘The worst was the New York Times. I was doing my Broadway debut, and they did a profile on me and referred to my ex-fiancé [Jude Law] as a “fling.” A week later [the Times] did a profile on Jude, who also had a play on Broadway, and said he “had a three-year relationship and engagement with the actress Sienna Miller.”

‘The latent sexism … the message is so clear. What they’re trying to say is that this person is frivolous and a slut, and this person I’d been engaged to and had an intense relationship with [isn’t]. It’s just disgusting. It made me angry. I got an apology that was a centimeter long. In a publication I value as one of the most noble in the world, it was so hurtful and crushing. It’s out there; no apology will take it away. And it listed people I’d never slept with in the opening. It makes you go totally weak. It takes any power you have.

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‘I was dreadful in the play, and I blame them. Not my fault! [Laughs.] When you’re doing something that’s a lot of work and the greatest publication in the world is calling you something, it’s hard to change a narrative.'