Actress Melissa McCarthy recently said she was once part of a �hostile� work
environment while working in Hollywood.

The 52-year-old star of the upcoming Disney remake of �The Little Mermaid�
didn�t name names but didn�t hold back while describing her version of the
experience.

�I did work for someone once who ran such a volatile, hostile set that it
made me physically ill,� McCarthy said during an interview with The Observer.
�My eyes were swelling up, I was absorbing all of this nuttiness.�

�There were people weeping, visibly so upset by this one person,� the
�Bridesmaids� alum said. �And I think that�s why the manipulation worked,
because to get to me this person would fire people I loved, which kept me
quiet. It was very effective. Then one day, I was like, �It stops today!� I
just kept saying to them, it stops, it stops. And I know now I�ll never keep
quiet again.�

McCarthy plays the villain in the live-action version of �The Little
Mermaid,� which debuts in theaters Memorial Day weekend. She also spoke with
The Observer about making comedies.

�It�s a fist fight to try to get comedies made right now. And I don�t know
why, because we�ve never needed to laugh more,� the actress told the
publication. �Comedy allows you to sit next to somebody whose ideas don�t
match up. And maybe you come out a little closer. I think that�s what I�m
supposed to be doing in this world.�

�I can�t do a lot of useful things,� she went on. �I don�t know how to clean
up the oceans or stop our violent tendencies. But I can hopefully give
someone who�s had a bad day an hour and a half to go into a different world
where bills or illness isn�t the top thing on their brain. That�s the only
skill set I really have. So I have to keep trying.�

McCarthy won several awards in Hollywood, including two Primetime Emmy Awards
and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She�s
best known for her supporting role in the popular drama �Gilmore Girls� and
for her role in the hit comedy �Bridesmaids� (2011).

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Let's go Brandon!

Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> Actress Melissa McCarthy recently said she was once part of a “hostile” work
> environment while working in Hollywood.
>
> The 52-year-old star of the upcoming Disney remake of “The Little Mermaid”
> didn’t name names but didn’t hold back while describing her version of the
> experience.
>
> “I did work for someone once who ran such a volatile, hostile set that it
> made me physically ill,” McCarthy said during an interview with The Observer.
> “My eyes were swelling up, I was absorbing all of this nuttiness.”
>

She’s talking about herself, right? Or the audience reaction to her?

> “There were people weeping, visibly so upset by this one person,” the
> “Bridesmaids” alum said. “And I think that’s why the manipulation worked,
> because to get to me this person would fire people I loved, which kept me
> quiet. It was very effective. Then one day, I was like, ‘It stops today!’ I
> just kept saying to them, it stops, it stops. And I know now I’ll never keep
> quiet again.”
>
> McCarthy plays the villain in the live-action version of “The Little
> Mermaid,” which debuts in theaters Memorial Day weekend. She also spoke with
> The Observer about making comedies.
>
> “It’s a fist fight to try to get comedies made right now. And I don’t know
> why, because we’ve never needed to laugh more,” the actress told the
> publication. “Comedy allows you to sit next to somebody whose ideas don’t
> match up. And maybe you come out a little closer. I think that’s what I’m
> supposed to be doing in this world.”
>
> “I can’t do a lot of useful things,” she went on. “I don’t know how to clean
> up the oceans or stop our violent tendencies. But I can hopefully give
> someone who’s had a bad day an hour and a half to go into a different world
> where bills or illness isn’t the top thing on their brain. That’s the only
> skill set I really have. So I have to keep trying.”
>
> McCarthy won several awards in Hollywood, including two Primetime Emmy Awards
> and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She’s
> best known for her supporting role in the popular drama “Gilmore Girls” and
> for her role in the hit comedy “Bridesmaids” (2011).
>
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> Let's go Brandon!
>
>

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The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:

>She's talking about herself, right? Or the audience reaction to her?

Oh, that's just mean!

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Let's go Brandon!