Johansson calls Ivanka cowardly

Actress Scarlett  Johansson says Ivanka Trump is ‘cowardly’ for not speaking out against father Donald Trump’s policies. On Wednesday, Ivanka gave an interview — her first since her father took oath as President — in which she addressed accusations of being ‘complicit’.

Speaking on Thursday at the Women in the World festival, Johansson said Ivanka’s comments in the interview ‘just baffled’ her, reports a website.

‘If you take a job as a public advocate then you must advocate, publicly. She said the biggest change she would make was behind closed doors. Well I thought to myself, that’s empowering,’ Johansson noted, with deep sarcasm.

She added: ‘This idea that behind a great man is a great woman. How about being next to them?’

Johansson, 32, said Ivanka was doing women a disservice.

‘It’s such an old fashioned concept that to be a powerful woman you’re going to be seen as bitchy. Well screw that. It’s so old fashioned, and uninspired, and really cowardly. I was so disappointed in that interview,’ she added.

In the interview, Ivanka had said: ‘If being complicit is wanting to be a force for good and to make a positive impact, then I’m complicit. I don’t know what it means to be complicit but, you know, I hope time will prove that I have done a good job and much more importantly, that my father’s administration is the success that I know it will be.’

Johansson had also impersonated Ivanka in a Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit on March 12, mocking her for remaining silent about her father’s policies. In the spoof perfume advertisement, Johansson plays Ivanka, with a voiceover stating: ‘A feminist, an advocate, a champion for women. The Complicit ad parody ends with The fragrance for the woman who can stop all this… but won’t.’ (IANS)