Melanie Lynskey Recalls Body Shaming While Filming 'Coyote Ugly'

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Melanie Lynskey recently shed some light on the dark side of Hollywood.

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In an interview recently, she talked about her experience on the set of...

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Coyote Ugly

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She recounted the incidents of the staff talking badly about her body.

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Mentioning that she was already starving herself, Melanie said...

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She constantly got 'intense feedback' about the shape of her body.

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Looks like Melanie's experience has taught her to be very careful in her current endeavors.

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She tries her best to protect the younger actors in her recent castings.

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