Unbelievable.

The actress was on Jimmy Fallon discussing an interview with The Hollywood Reporter she did alongside a host of other great actresses, including our own Saoirse Ronan. (You can read the interview in full here).

Chastain revealed that when the allegations about sexual assault in Hollywood began to emerge, and she started to speak out, an unnamed male actor e-mailed her saying that maybe she should ‘simmer down.’ Watch the clip here:

 

Needless to say she didn’t take the advice and felt emboldened by the experience. Chastain is currently starring in Molly’s Game, a crime drama written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, in which she plays a female lead with no love interest. Sorkin was asked about it recently and here was his wonderful response, according to Chastain:

 

Mic drop indeed.

 

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