‘Blue Velvet’ star Isabella Rossellini denies David Lynch ‘exploited’ her for the film

Isabella Rossellini set the record straight about her role in David Lynch's controversial cult classic "Blue Velvet," denying she was ever "exploited" for the film.

"I didn’t read the reviews at the time [‘Blue Velvet’] came out. I try not to read reviews. They’re always depressing. There’s always something that, even if [the review is] good, there is always one sentence that is negative and stays inside you forever," she told the outlet. 

She continued, "But I remember I was told that Roger Ebert said that [Lynch] exploited me, and I was surprised, because I was an adult. I was 31 or 32. I chose to play the character."