Julia Stiles is a talented and charismatic actress who naturally connects with audiences.
“It was a time when teen rom-coms were really popular, and the director wrote the script.
He was a first-time director and he was a very, very intelligent, capable guy.
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The script was very good,” she explained at the time.
“And then Harvey Weinstein got his hands on it.”
I felt so slimy doing it the whole time, Stiles confessed.
Julia Stiles in ‘Down to You’.Miramax/courtesy Everett
Because I was like, Well, this is so cheap, and its not adding to the story.
Last year, hisconviction was overturnedby the New York court of appeals and a retrial was ordered.
He is currently being held at the Rikers Island prison.
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