Martin Scorsese’s daughter Francesca is opening up about a time her dad caught wind of criticism she was receiving online.
Chatting on the most recent episode of the Zach Sang Show, Francesca, an actress and director herself, got to talking about her dad’s fierce reaction to internet trolls who were bashing her. Specifically, the incident was sparked from when she starred in a Chanel ad that he was directing. In behind-the-scenes footage, that ultimately turned into a viral video, Francesca was next to the commercial’s star, Timothée Chalametfor a scene where he accidentally got hit with the camera while filming.
“That video went viral and I was in it,” she recalled. “I was also like very overweight, I was almost over 200 pounds, and I was just not happy with myself. I remember being on that set crying to my dad, and I was like, ‘I don’t even want to do this.’
And it was at that moment that a Raging Bull of sorts came out of the famed director. “He was like, ‘F— them, f— them, who cares? Literally, who cares?'” she recalled. “‘Don’t look at these dumb people,’ like ‘They’re just losers and lame and sad, they are sad, sad, sad people.'”
“I’ll never forget, he was pissed,” she added. “He really wasn’t fully aware of all of the comments that I was getting and the attention that I was getting on social media, and how much of social media can just be a cesspool of like nasty, nasty sh–.”
Related: Martin Scorsese’s Daughter Claps Back at ‘A Cesspool of Disgusting Comments and Negativity’
Francesca, 26, who is no stranger to dealing with online criticism — she said she’s “gotten it for years” — also addressed a TikTok that she posted in response to what she referred to as “some of the worst comments I have ever seen about me.”
“I did let [them] affect me, and yeah, I was just really upset,” she said of the comments she received. “So I just made a stupid little video, I was like, ‘People will either watch it or just click away. I don’t really care.’ I just want to, like, give my two cents.”
While those close to her told to delete it and to expect backlash she said, “I really got the opposite. I got a lot of support.”
The famed daughter was recently cast in second season of Prime Video’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith. She also directed Fish Out of Water, a short film inspired by her mother’s early onset Parkinson’s diagnosis. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬
This story was originally published by Parade on Jul 9, 2026, where it first appeared in the Celebs section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
‘ The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties ’
‘ Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com ’
