Reese Witherspoon slammed after wondering if careers like hers and Jennifer Aniston’s are possible again

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: In a candid conversation during PaleyFest, actress and producer Reese Witherspoon expressed her concerns about the evolving landscape of Hollywood and the streaming industry.

Reflecting on the recent actors' strike and the profitability struggles of streaming platforms, Witherspoon questioned the future prospects for emerging talent and the ability to create lasting careers like her own and Jennifer Aniston's, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

Reese Witherspoon highlights lack of transparency surrounding viewership data on streaming

"Streaming was like the biggest thing for three to four years, and there was a never-ending constant smash for content, and like literally we could sell anything," Witherspoon said, acknowledging the recent shift in the industry.

"What I'm seeing right now, I think from the buying and selling landscape side of it, is that probably part of the strike was a reset for these studios that are not profitable — the streaming services — and an opportunity for them to resize, rework and cut costs," she noted.

Witherspoon highlighted the lack of transparency surrounding viewership data, raising concerns about its impact on actors' and producers' ability to negotiate and market themselves effectively.

"How do you know with no data transparency? How do we even know if something did well or didn't do well?" she questioned.

Jennifer Aniston remembers less overwhelming times

While acknowledging Netflix's relative openness, Witherspoon pointed out the lack of transparency on other platforms.

"The other people don't. And it's tough as an actor — how do you negotiate? How does a producer? How do you market? If you don't know where you sit in a landscape, how do you value something?" she added.

Aniston echoed Witherspoon's sentiments, reflecting about a time when the industry felt more accessible and less overwhelming.

“We did start in this industry in a time when it was so glamorous and so fun, and [you would] just go on auditions and auditions and just hope that you get it," she said before adding, "and if you get that Movie of the Week and then hope you get that little guest star on Quantum Leap. When it was so simple, and now it is becoming so… it’s too much sometimes."

Internet disagrees with Reese Witherspoon's assessment

Following the discussion, social media platforms buzzed with reactions to Witherspoon's remarks, with many users expressing disagreement. One X user remarked, "They were mid actress with Eurocentric beauty it’s not like they moved us with their performances bffr."

Another user echoed this sentiment, asserting, "We don’t need them or their careers, we have better ones now." A third user criticized Witherspoon and Aniston's body of work, stating, "Each one of them only has one memorable role (legally blonde and friends) what is she yapping about?"

Meanwhile, another user emphasized the talent of newer stars, declaring, "'I need this genre of old white women to realize they aren’t that special fr. Florence pugh, zendaya, timothee chalamet, and recently sydney sweeney are all this generation stars and they can actually act 100x better."

A fifth user questioned, "Is she aware that new Hollywood stars continue to pop up?" Furthermore, another user quipped, "Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Jenna Ortega would like a word."

Meanwhile, someone asserted, "Zendaya Jacob Sydney and many more like pls they’re not special and Jennifer is a whole nepo baby."

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