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‘Love Actually’ Director Regrets Film’s Weight Jokes, Which ‘Aren’t Funny’ Anymore: ‘I Was Behind the Curve…I Was Unobservant’

“Love Actually” writer-director Richard Curtis admitted at the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival (via Today) that he regrets the many weight-centric jokes he wrote into his 2003 Christmas classic. The character Natalie (Martine McCutcheon) is often mocked for her weight throughout the film, with her dad calling her “plumpy,” a colleague noting she […]

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