Jared Leto Responds To Criticism Of House Of Gucci Performance
Jared Leto has responded to criticisms about his portrayal of businessman and designer Paolo Gucci in Ridley Scott's biographical drama, House of Gucci. Leto stars in the film alongside Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek, and Al Pacino. Scott based his film on Sarah Gay Forden's 2001 book, "The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed."
Playing the one-time chief designer and vice president of the Gucci fashion house, Leto's Paolo is portrayed as a seemingly unintelligent and talentless member of the family who owned the titular fashion house. Holding 25% of the companies shares, Paolo is targeted by Patrizia Reggiani (Gaga), getting tricked into getting his father Aldo (Pacino) arrested for tax evasion when she offers to let him design his own line of clothing. When Patrizia turns on him, Paolo cuts ties, ultimately finding himself in poverty until he passes away. Upon the film's release, Leto's portrayal was critiqued as over-the-top amongst other tonal inconsistencies, and in a recent interview, the star responded when talking about his time working on the film.
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Speaking to Screendaily, Leto opened up about his time playing Paolo, discussing his acting methodology before reacting to the critical response to his portrayal. Though he admits he hadn't read the criticism himself as he avoids reviews, Leto stated he tried his best and is ultimately fine with any criticisms people have. Leto continued, stating he had fun portraying Paolo and investing himself in the role. Despite stating that he wasn't bothered by criticism, Leto did briefly defend his role, explaining that in his perspective, he'd
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