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Girl, she’s a boss: Netflix series highlights female mogul

ALICIA RANCILIO uring things out a decade Now that “Girlboss” has
Associated Press later in a different way so been released on Netflix,
NEW YORK (AP) — Britt I think it just depends. Also Robertson is enjoying her
Robertson is no stranger she’s a producer on the time off from the series.
to having to emote on the show. “For the first time I realize
screen. She played a foster I’m sure she’ll have some how important it is for me
kid who finds her birth par- direction she’d like us to go to enjoy what I’m doing
ents in the CW series “Life in, but maybe not. and have a good time in
Unexpected” and a young “She was very forgiving the process. I’m really living
waitress kidnapped and when we started doing the right now. I went to South
held hostage in CBS’ “Un- show and with my perfor- Africa.
der the Dome.” mance and with the writ- I went on a safari. I went
The 27-year-old actress is ing; I hope we can take the diving with great whites
now starring in the Netflix things she’s experienced in (sharks). The last two days I
comedy “Girlboss,” based life because it’s very fas- went to Mets games, which
on the rags-to-riches story cinating. I hope people are my favorite baseball
of Sophia Amoruso, who would love to hear a ver- team. I’m really living. I’m
started selling vintage In this April 28, 2017 photo, actress Britt Robertson poses for a sion of the story that isn’t doing it all. This is my time
clothing on eBay in her portrait in New York to promote her Netflix series, “Girlboss.” just the media side, but to check off bucket-list
early twenties and built Associated Press we’ll see.” stuff.”q
the Nasty Gal empire that
made her a millionaire. The fittings we would have to
best-selling “#Girlboss,” put a wig on me. It was so Honeyman’s ‘Eleanor Oliphant’
published in 2014, is the ba- hard to picture the real So-
sis for the series. phia character I was trying is endearing, whip-smart read
Robertson says she thought to embody while I look like
acting in a half-hour com- a bleach-blond surfer girl.
edy would be easy, but It just didn’t really make sides, though her mother is cruel and
playing a version of the that much sense. I loved belittling, she seems in agreement with
fearless and witty Amoru- it. It was so much fun for Eleanor’s curious lifestyle.
so, called Sophia Marlowe me. It’s so hard to keep up Thus begins Gail Honeyman’s outstand-
on the show, was “energy- though because it’s not ing debut novel, “Eleanor Oliphant is
sucking.” my natural color. My hair Completely Fine.”
“It took more out of me was not having it by the Shortly after Eleanor lays eyes on the
than anything else I’ve end. It was turning red and love of her life, she meets Raymond,
ever done in my life, in a orange and yellow.” a shabby guy from the IT department,
good way. You want to be Amoruso stepped down plus an elderly gentleman, Sammy,
challenged. You want to as CEO of Nasty Gal in who takes a spill in the street. This pro-
be fulfilled and that takes 2015. The company filed vides the highest quantity of human in-
energy, but ... it’s hard,” for Chapter 11 bankrupt- teraction that Eleanor has had in years,
she said recently. cy the following year and and from here, her new relationships
Robertson had to change Amoruso resigned from the send her life into uncharted territory.
her look for the show, dying company. As the story progresses, the author
her blond hair to chestnut Robertson says she’s not drops hints that Eleanor has survived an
brown and adding bangs. sure if future seasons of atrocious calamity.
She also rocked vintage “Girlboss” would follow the Thus, the book’s suspense is rooted just
clothing to represent real story of Sophia’s life as much from a desperation to find out
Amoruso’s style. that closely. what happened in Eleanor’s past as it
“I think it was really impor- “Sophia’s story is still chang- does from a need to know that she’ll
tant for me to change the ing so much as we speak,” be OK in the future. Why the concern
way I look. Even when we she said. “She’s at a really over her future? Because though Elea-
were doing the costume crucial part where she’s fig- nor is rude, peculiar and overwhelm-
This cover image released by Pamela Dorman ingly snobby, she is also completely
Ukraine bans American actor Books/ Viking shows “Eleanor Oliphant is Com- endearing.
pletely Fine,” a novel by Gail Honeyman.
Steven Seagal for 5 years Associated Press Honeyman’s craft with prose is striking-
ly effective and utterly smart. Instead
Christina Ledbetter of laying all of Eleanor’s cards on the
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — government. Associated Press table, she reveals her protagonist’s
Ukraine has banned action A statement from the Ukrai- Eleanor Oliphant has her life together, or oddities through the perplexed and, at
film actor Steven Seagal nian Security Service on so she would like you to believe. She works times, horrified reactions of co-workers,
from entering the country Friday said Seagal’s entry in an office, she binge drinks alone ev- bartenders and acquaintances.
for five years. was banned “on the basis ery weekend in her apartment and wears Perfectly paced, odd, shocking and hi-
Seagal, an American, was of Ukrainian national secu- gloves indoors when her eczema threatens larious, “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely
given Russian citizenship by rity.” It did not elaborate. to flare. What’s more, Eleanor has fallen in Fine” is a fascinating story about lone-
President Vladimir Putin last Seagal also reportedly has love (if from afar) with a musician. liness, hope, tragedy and humanity.
year in a ceremony shown spoken in favor of Russia’s While most of the people in her life view her Honeyman’s delivery is wickedly good,
on state television. 2014 annexation of the as a painfully awkward presence with bi- and Eleanor won’t leave you anytime
He has vocally defended Crimean Peninsula from zarre social skills, Eleanor handily attributes
the Russian leader’s poli- their perceptions to their own stupidity. Be- soon.q
cies and criticized the U.S. Ukraine.q