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    Vanessa Kirby Recalls Crying Her Eyes Out Watching Live Birth for 'Pieces of a Woman' Preparation

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    Having to portray a woman left grief stricken by her stillborn baby, the young Princess Margaret of ‘The Crown’ reveals she was given a chance to sit in on a birthing experience at Whittington Hospital.

    Jan 5, 2021
    AceShowbiz – Actress Vanessa Kirby was so in awe of the process of childbirth she held her breath as she observed a woman in labour as research for her new movie.
    In “Pieces of a Woman”, Vanessa portrays Martha, who is left grief stricken after her baby is stillborn, and she felt daunted by her first scenes, which depicted her character giving birth.
    As “The Crown” star has never had children of her own, the actress contacted officials at London’s Whittington Hospital and asked if she could sit in on a birthing experience – and was stunned when an expectant mother agreed.
    “I walked in in my scrubs. We had asked permission and unbelievably she said yes. Not sure I would. Some random actress in there…,” Vanessa remarked to The Sunday Times Culture magazine.
    “Anyway, I sat next to her on the bed and vaguely waved. I was in awe. Her mother was there too. I hardly breathed for six hours.”

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    Asked if she offered encouragement, Vanessa exclaimed, “No! Can you imagine? ‘Go on, girl!’ No, I was silent. It was a greater achievement than I’ve seen anybody do. There were forceps.”
    “At one point she looked at me. Halfway through a difficult contraction. I blew her a kiss. Why? So embarrassing.”
    Although she didn’t know the family, Vanessa found the experience of watching the mum welcome her son very moving.
    “When he was actually born, the nurses brought me round to see him come out. I was crying my eyes out,” she recalled. “All colour came back to the mother. It was holy. And then I was introduced, and they went, ‘Oh God, Princess Margaret!'”
    Vanessa portrayed a young Princess Margaret in the first two seasons of Netflix’s royal drama “The Crown”.

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      Shia LaBeouf Removed From Netflix's For Your Consideration Awards Page Amid Abuse Allegations

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      After FKA twigs slapped the actor with a lawsuit alleging him of sexual battery and infliction of emotional distress, the streaming giant scrubs his name from the ‘Pieces of a Woman’ publicity materials.

      Dec 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Netflix is distancing itself from Shia LaBeouf amid allegations of abuse and sexual battery launched against him by his former girlfriend FKA twigs. After the British singer filed a lawsuit against the American actor, the streaming giant has removed his name from the “Pieces of a Woman” For Your Consideration page.
      According to IndieWire which first reported of the change, the “Transformers” star was initially included in the publicity materials on the awards page for the upcoming film starring him alongside Vanessa Kirby. However, his name is now no longer listed among those the streamer is pushing for film prizes and is not included in the film’s synopsis on the site.

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      Netflix has not addressed its decision to remove LaBeouf’s name from all publicity materials of “Pieces of a Woman”. This, however, comes after twigs accused the 34-year-old actor of assault, sexual battery and infliction of emotional distress during their months-long romance, which began in late 2018.
      In the lawsuit, she detailed an incident which happened on Valentine’s Day in 2019, during which he allegedly drove recklessly while pressing her to declare her love for him by threatening to purposefully crash the car. In another occasion, the “Two Weeks” singer said that the former Disney Channel star choked her in the middle of night.
      Responding to the lawsuit, LaBeouf said in a statement, “I’m not in any position to tell anyone how my behavior made them feel… I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations. I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say.” While he apologized for his his aggressive behavior, he insisted that “many of these allegations are not true.”

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      Vanessa Kirby Watches Woman Giving Birth in Hospital to Prepare for Birth Scene in New Movie

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      The ‘Crown’ actress follows a midwife and visits Whittington Hospital in London before tackling the 26-minute birth scene in new movie ‘Pieces of a Woman’.
      Sep 6, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Vanessa Kirby was lucky enough to watch a real-life birth as she prepped for her first leading lady role in “Pieces of a Woman”.
      In the film, “The Crown” star plays Martha – a woman who loses her baby during a home birth. However, as she’s not a mother herself, Vanessa was unsure how to tackle the 26-minute birth scene.
      So she threw herself into preparing for the gig by shadowing a midwife and a paediatrician at London’s Whittington Hospital. And, as part of her time at the hospital, Vanessa actually got to watch a little boy entering the world.
      “Just by pure chance an amazing woman allowed me to watch her give birth,” Vanessa told the U.K.’s Daily Mail newspaper. “I didn’t know her but she was so generous and allowed me to be there when her boy was born.”
      In addition, Vanessa spoke to several women about how they had coped after losing their babies, and was told by one friend who had had a miscarriage that she “received more support when her dog was put down by the vet.”

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