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In an interview with the Financial Times, the “Harry Potter” alum explained why she retreated from the spotlight after working on the Oscar-winning film alongside Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Laura Dern and filmmaker Greta Gerwig.

“I think I felt a bit caged. The thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something that I really didn’t have very much control over.”

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In particular, the 33-year-old actor and activist seemed to take issue with how she was expected to promote the projects to which she was attached. Prior to “Little Women, ” Watson starred in two other high-profile adaptations: “The Circle” and Disney’s live-action remake of “Beauty and the Beast.” The latter especially required Watson to participate in an extensive worldwide press tour.

“To stand in front of a film and have every journalist be able to say, ‘How does this align with your viewpoint?’ It was very difficult to have to be the face and the spokesperson for things where I didn’t get to be involved in the process, ” she continued.

“I was held accountable in a way that I began to find really frustrating, because I didn’t have a voice, I didn’t have a say. And I started to [realize] that I only wanted to stand in front of things where if someone was going to give me flak about it, I could say, in a way that didn’t make me hate myself, ‘Yes, I screwed up, it was my decision, I should have done better.’”

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In the same day, Seth Rogen first amplified and then clarified a rumor about his “This Is the End” costar Emma Watson’s behavior on set back in 2012.

Despite her recent qualms about the profession, Watson told the Financial Times she “absolutely” intends to act again — but she’s “happy to sit and wait for the next right thing” to come along. In a follow-up interview with the publication, the performer confirmed that she is set to begin shooting a movie next year.

“I love what I do, ” she said. “It’s finding a way to do it where I don’t have to fracture myself into different faces and people. And I just don’t want to switch into robot mode any more. Does that make sense?”

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During her acting hiatus, Watson has launched a French-inspired gin brand, Renais, with her younger brother and directed an advertising campaign she wrote for Prada. Her first foray into directing was a “very” big deal for her, according to the Financial Times.

“I was worried it was just technical, not creative, and I couldn’t bring what I think is probably my skill set. ... Being a director seemed unattainable. I don’t think I had any confidence in that. I know it seems weird. I mean, I grew up on a film set.”

Christi Carras is an entertainment reporter at the Los Angeles Times. She was previously a Times intern after graduating from UCLA and has also worked at Variety, the Hollywood Reporter and CNN.'s Hermione Granger was recently photographed in Venice, Italy, smiling and walking hand-in-hand with Brandon Green,  the son of controversial British fashion tycoon and billionaire Sir Philip Green. The two were also seen boarding a water taxi.

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The British actress,  32, wore a square-neck, cap-sleeve, smocked red and white patterned tea-length dress with a side slit, paired with flat black sandals. Brandon, 29, sported a navy T-shirt and light cobalt blue pants and a short ponytail.

 star wore her hair in a short bob, partially tied back, and sunglasses on her head during the outing, which took place a day after she was revealed as the face of Prada's latest fragrance campaign in a promotional image of the actress sporting a pixie cut. 

Emma and Brandon sparked romance rumors in September when they were first photographed together, walking after exiting a helicopter in London. Neither has commented on the nature of their relationship or any of their joint appearances.

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Emma's last public romance was with businessman Leo Robinton. In May 2021, months before she was first spotted with Brandon, the actress responded to rumors she was allegedly engaged to her boyfriend.

Brandon's father is the former chairman of the Arcadia fashion empire, made up of popular retailers such as Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge. Arcadia dominated the British retail scene for more than 20 years before it went into bankruptcy in 2020, several months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newspaper reported that a judge had granted a leading businessmen an injunction preventing the outlet from publishing details of alleged sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff. In parliament, Labour Party politician Peter Hain then named Philip as the businessman, and the injunction was lifted.

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Philip later said in a statement, per multiple outlets, To the extent that it is suggested that I have been guilty of unlawful sexual or racist behavior, I categorically and wholly deny these allegations.