{"id":136993,"date":"2024-12-06T13:41:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T13:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/06\/keira-knightley-recalls-being-stalked-by-men-at-the-height-of-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fame\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T13:41:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T13:41:14","slug":"keira-knightley-recalls-being-stalked-by-men-at-the-height-of-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/06\/keira-knightley-recalls-being-stalked-by-men-at-the-height-of-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Keira Knightley recalls being \u201cstalked by men\u201d at the height of Pirates of the Caribbean fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/keira-knightley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keira Knightley<\/a> is opening up about the dark side of stardom, particularly during her early twenties when she experienced being \u201cstalked by men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a revealing conversation with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/tv\/story\/2024-12-05\/keira-knightley-black-doves-netflix?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=featuredlinks&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/tv\/story\/2024-12-05\/keira-knightley-black-doves-netflix?utm_campaign=links&amp;utm_medium=featuredlinks&amp;utm_source=socialitelife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>, the Academy Award nominee reflected on her early days in Hollywood, discussing the intense public scrutiny and body-shaming she endured while growing up in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s very brutal to have your privacy taken away in your teenage years, early 20s, and to be put under that scrutiny at a point when you are still growing,\u201d Knightley said. \u201cHaving said that, I wouldn&#8217;t have the financial stability or the career that I do now without that period. I had a five-year period between the age of 17 and 21-ish, and I&#8217;m never going to have that kind of success again. It totally set me up for life. Did it come at a cost? Yes, it did. It came at a big cost.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1752\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1160x1752.jpg\" alt=\"Keira Knightley\" class=\"wp-image-107847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1160x1752.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-800x1208.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1017x1536.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-860x1299.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keira Knightley at arrivals for PRIDE &amp; PREJUDICE Premiere, Loews Lincoln Square Theater, New York, NY, Thursday, November 10, 2005. Photo credit: depositphotos.com <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The British star shot to international fame in 2003 when she was just 18, starring in two blockbuster hits \u2013 <em>Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl<\/em> and <em>Love Actually<\/em>. Her portrayal of Elizabeth Swann in the <em>Pirates<\/em> series, while career-defining, unfortunately attracted unwanted attention and inappropriate behavior from certain individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the public&#8217;s treatment of her, Knightley revealed that her \u201cjaw dropped at the time.\u201d \u201cI didn&#8217;t think it was OK at the time,\u201d she explained. \u201cI was very clear on it being absolutely shocking. There was an amount of gaslighting to be told by a load of men that \u2018you wanted this.&#8217; It was rape speak. You know, \u2018This is what you deserve.&#8217; It was a very violent, misogynistic atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1753\" alt=\"Keira Knightley at arrivals for BEGIN AGAIN Premiere, The School of Visual Arts (SVA) Theatre, New York, NY June 25, 2014. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya\/Everett Collection\" class=\"wp-image-107846 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1-1160x1753.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1-1160x1753.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1-800x1209.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1-1017x1536.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1-860x1299.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1753\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1-1160x1753.jpg\" alt=\"Keira Knightley at arrivals for BEGIN AGAIN Premiere, The School of Visual Arts (SVA) Theatre, New York, NY June 25, 2014. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya\/Everett Collection\" class=\"wp-image-107846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1-1160x1753.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1-800x1209.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1-1017x1536.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1-860x1299.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keira Knightley at arrivals for BEGIN AGAIN Premiere, The School of Visual Arts (SVA) Theatre, New York, NY June 25, 2014. Photo credit: depositphotos.com <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Pride &amp; Prejudice<\/em> star elaborated: \u201cThey very specifically meant I wanted to be stalked by men. Whether that was stalking because somebody was mentally ill, or because people were earning money from it \u2014 it felt the same to me. It was a brutal time to be a young woman in the public eye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking at today&#8217;s landscape, more than twenty years after her rise to fame, Knightley believes social media has intensified these challenges for young women. \u201cSocial media has put that in a whole other context, when you look at the damage that&#8217;s been done to young women, to teenage girls,\u201d Knightley added. \u201cUltimately, that&#8217;s what fame is \u2014 it&#8217;s being publicly shamed. A lot of teenage girls don&#8217;t survive that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1740\" alt=\"Keira Knightley\" class=\"wp-image-107845 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2-1160x1740.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2-1160x1740.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2-860x1290.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1740\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2-1160x1740.jpg\" alt=\"Keira Knightley\" class=\"wp-image-107845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2-1160x1740.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2-860x1290.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/keira-knightley-photos-12062024-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: depositphotos.com <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, the <em>Atonement<\/em> star reflected on her time making the <em>Pirates<\/em> films, sharing her complex relationship with the blockbuster franchise that starred her alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/johnny-depp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnny Depp<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/orlando-bloom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orlando Bloom<\/a>. While acknowledging how the series helped establish her presence in Hollywood, she also revealed how its massive success led to public criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a funny thing when you have something that was making and breaking you at the same time,\u201d Knightley said of the franchise at the time. \u201cI was seen as shit because of them, and yet because they did so well I was given the opportunity to do the films that I ended up getting Oscar nominations for. They were the most successful films I&#8217;ll ever be a part of, and they were the reason that I was taken down publicly. So they&#8217;re a very confused place in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>SL RECOMMENDS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Like most websites, Socialite Life uses affiliate links where available, which means we earn a little commission if you click through and buy something. 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