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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Glory Moralidad

'She Looks Sexy All the Time,' Kim Novak Criticises Sydney Sweeney's Casting in Her Biopic—'Never Approved'

Kim Novak rejects Sydney Sweeney casting in her biopic, warning Hollywood risks misrepresenting her past and reviving a story she never called scandalous. (Credit: sydney_sweeney/Instagram)

Kim Novak is 93 now, long removed from the Hollywood machinery that once tried to shape her life. Yet the past has a way of resurfacing, and this time it arrives in the form of a biopic she says she never wanted.

The screen legend has sharply criticised the decision to cast Sydney Sweeney as her in 'Scandalous,' a film centred on Novak's relationship with Sammy Davis Jr. Her objection is not subtle. It is pointed, personal, and rooted in her belief that her story risks being misunderstood all over again.

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