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Kristoffer Borgli, nan head of nan caller Zendaya and Robert Pattinson movie, “The Drama,” is facing backlash for justifying making love a teen successful a resurfaced essay.
Borgli wrote astir nan narration pinch nan 16-year-old woman successful 2012 for nan Norwegian mag “Dagens Naeringsliv.” The article was translated to English by The Hollywood Reporter connected Thursday and is now going viral connected Reddit.
In nan article, nan then-27-year-old said he pursued a romance pinch a woman 10 years his inferior because he needed “recalibrate my civilized compass.” (The property of consent successful Norway is 16).
“The fewer friends I confided successful astir my business responded that it was not ‘within bounds,'” Borgli said.
The Norwegian filmmaker, now 40, described erstwhile laying successful furniture adjacent to nan blond precocious schoolhouse student, penning that he didn’t want to “define her by her age” and initially planned to ne'er spot her again.
“But you can’t take what nan bosom wants,” he added.
Borgli defended nan relationship, which he called an “emotional dilemma,” by citing nan 1979 Woody Allen movie “Manhattan” astir a mates who person a 25-year property difference.
In existent life, Allen joined his ex-girlfriend Mia Farrow’s adopted girl Soon-Yi Previn when she was 27 and he was 62 successful 1997.
Borgli wrote, “Why shouldn’t my narration – pinch a considerably smaller property quality – successful 2012 beryllium ‘within bounds’? I chose to perceive to Woody complete my friends.”
He said that his and nan teen’s romance progressive eating meal while watching Allen’s movies, going to restaurants and bars wherever they didn’t cheque IDs and drinking her parents’ wine.
They spent 1 summertime successful nan teen’s parents’ apartment, which he described arsenic “the champion and astir exotic summertime I’ve ever had.”
“Her parents came location unexpectedly early from vacation, and I had to climb retired nan model (first floor),” Bogli recalled, adding that aft summertime ended, their “weeklong weekends became mean weekdays.”
Reddit users slammed Borgli for his arguable past relationship.
“Ooooof that’s disappointing. Had nary thought astir this,” 1 instrumentality wrote.
“What a f—ing creep,” different instrumentality said. “So, alternatively of accepting that he’s a creep who should not act connected his creepiness, he decided everyone other was incorrect and chap creeps’ 1970s fantasies should guideline his life?”
A 3rd personification said Borgli is “giving Woody Allen vibes.”
“He’s a predator creep that deserves to beryllium exposed,” personification other wrote.
Another instrumentality declared that aft reference nan essay, they won’t watch “The Drama,” which comes retired successful theaters connected Friday, April 3.
“I’m usually beautiful bully astatine separating creation and creator usually but preying connected vastly underage girls is wherever I tie a line,” nan aforesaid instrumentality added.
Page Six has reached retired to Borgli’s rep and A24, who produced “The Drama.”
Borgli is champion known for penning and directing nan 2022 Norwegian movie “Sick of Myself” and nan 2023 American movie “Dream Scenario.”
The second movie stars Julianne Nicholson and Nicolas Cage, who was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance.
“The Drama,” his 4th directorial feature, is astir a mates (played by Zendaya and Pattinson) who look a shocking revelation 1 time earlier their wedding.
