Hollywood icon Kim Novak is distancing herself from the long-developing biopic Scandalous<\/em>, saying she would never have approved Sydney Sweeney<\/a>‘s portrayal of her in the film about her relationship with Sammy Davis Jr.<\/p>\n According to Variety<\/a>, <\/em>Novak said Sweeney is \u201ctotally wrong\u201d for the role in the stalled project, which is set to be directed by Sweeney\u2019s Euphoria<\/em> co-star Colman Domingo. The film, first announced in 2024, would star Sweeney as Novak opposite David Jonsson as Davis Jr.<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n The 93-year-old actor said she worries Scandalous<\/em> will reduce her relationship with Davis to a tabloid-style affair rather than the emotional connection they actually shared.<\/p>\n \u201cSydney Sweeney looks sexy all the time,\u201d Novak said. \u201cThere\u2019s no way it wouldn\u2019t be a sexual relationship because Sydney Sweeney looks sexy all the time. She was totally wrong to play me.\u201d<\/p>\n Novak also said Sweeney \u201csticks out so much above the waist\u201d and added, \u201cI would never have approved.\u201d<\/p>\n The film is based on Novak\u2019s brief but closely guarded romance with Davis, which began after the pair met on The Steve Allen Show<\/em> in 1956. Their relationship deepened the following year after reconnecting in Chicago and continued in secret as Davis visited Novak on the set of Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s Vertigo<\/em>.<\/p>\n Novak has repeatedly said the relationship was rooted in how much they had in common, not in the \u201cscandalous\u201d image that surrounded it.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think the relationship was scandalous,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019s somebody I really cared about. We had so much in common, including that need to be accepted for who we are and what we do, rather than how we look.\u201d<\/p>\n That relationship became public in 1958 after a Chicago columnist reported that Novak and Davis were romantically involved and might marry. According to Novak, the fallout was immediate. Columbia Pictures head Harry Cohn reportedly threatened Davis with violence unless he ended the relationship. Davis married singer Loray White within days, and that marriage lasted less than a year.<\/p>\n Sweeney has taken a very different view of the project. In an interview last year, she said she felt \u201cincredibly honored\u201d to portray Novak and described the actor\u2019s story as \u201cstill very relevant today,\u201d particularly because of the scrutiny Novak faced over her private life and public image.<\/p>\n <\/a> Sydney Sweeney Strips Down for New \u2018Comfy\u2019 Lingerie Drop<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Ruby Rose Blames ‘Cretin’ Sydney Sweeney for ‘Christy’ Film Flop<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Sydney Sweeney Slams Surgery Rumors: \u2018I Am So Scared of Needles\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson’s Fight With Neighbor: Video Surfaces Showing What Led to Altercation<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Pok\u00e9mon Champions Is Set to Shake Up Competitive Battling This April<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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