Julia Roberts and Sean Penn weigh in on cancel culture debate in 2025
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Julia Roberts and Sean Penn weigh in on cancel culture in 2025.
During an interview with DiversityRoberts and Penn discussed their illustrious careers and bringing “shame” back to the entertainment industry.
While talking about Roberts’ latest movie “After the Hunt”, the actor shared a very important moment for him; while mingling with her castmates and realizing that what was missing in today’s generation’s culture was “listening.”
Julia Roberts and Sean Penn weighed in on cancel culture. (Getty Images)
“Luca [Guadagnino] andAndrew [Garfield] and Ayo [Edebiri] and Chloe [Sevigny] They came to our house, sat at our kitchen table for days, and we had all these conversations,” Roberts began.
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“We’re in a period where there’s a lot of talk therapy, a lot of what I would call the trauma industry. I think shame is underrated these days.”
“Really smart people don’t compete for positions. They share their ideas and feelings and then listen intently. I feel like the thing we’ve moved away from the most in culture is listening, because conversations get intense so quickly and you’re waiting for that break to be able to say, ‘Okay, but this is why I’m right. This is why I believe it’s better,'” he continued.
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Roberts and Penn agreed that “listening” and “humility” needed to be brought back. (Getty Images)
Roberts concluded, “It was so nice to spend time with really smart people and be around them and listen to what everyone had to say. We didn’t tell all our characters’ secrets. But it was just a great playground of ideas.”
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Penn interjected, “‘Not everything has to make you feel comfortable’ – I just wanted to say, ‘Thank God someone is saying that.'”
Julia Roberts and Sean Penn have been friends for a long time. (Getty Images)
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“We’re going through a lot of talk therapy during this time, a lot of what I would call the trauma industry. I think the importance of shame is underrated these days,” she continued. “It’s gotten a bad name in this decade. Why shouldn’t people be ashamed of things? Hold on to that for a while and re-enter with a little more humility.”
“True humility,” Roberts responded.
