Amandla Stenberg Blasts 'Unwarranted Conversation' About Her Cleavage in 'Bodies Bodies Bodies'

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo: Courtesy of A24

Amandla Stenbergdid not ask for anyone’s opinion about her body, body, body.

“It’s quite surprising, but I guess it shouldn’t be surprising at this point,” she said. “But the amount of commentary that I receive on my boobs is so extreme, and this has happened since I was a teenager.

“I can literally be wearing a T-shirt, and just because of the size of my boobs, there will be some sort of sexualization or commentary on my chest,” Stenberg added.

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Stenberg stars alongside Maria Bakalova, Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui Wonders, Myha’la Herrold, Lee Pace andPete DavidsoninBodies Bodies Bodies, which is another stylized film from the production company A24, but this time it takes on the slasher horror genre.

“In this movie, I’m wearing a tank top, and I know that when I’m wearing a tank top, the result is that there is going to be some cleavage ‘cause I have boobs,” she said. “So I knew that this comment was probably mostly directed towards me.

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“And I think that Lena was trying to make a commentary about A24 sexualizing me, sexualizing my body, exploiting young women in order to sensationalize them, to make their media more popular, which I understand the angle. I can tell you that I wore this tank top in this movie because me and the costume designer thought that it fit the character well.

“And so, I do get tired of people talking about my chest. It seems to be in Hollywood, it’s not normalized to have boobs that are above an A or a B cup. I’ve actually noticed this in my time as an actress. And so, there seems to be a lot of unwarranted conversation around my chest that just kind of baffles me,” Stenberg added.

Bodies Bodies Bodiesis now in theaters.

source: people.com