
Scarlett Johansson Says She Has 1 Rule That ‘Offends’ Fans, But She Isn’t Going To Budge
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“I don’t like being self-conscious,” the “Avengers” alum said while explaining why she’s never breaking this boundary.
Despite being super famous, Scarlett Johansson is the type of celebrity who seems to balance her work and private life extremely well. But that didn’t just magically happen.
The “Avengers” alum told InStyle in a profile published Tuesday that long ago she created a firm boundary with fans that she encounters in the wild and off the clock. Basically, unless she’s at an event in which she’s working — like a red carpet or doing hosting duties at “Today” — she does not take photos with fans.
“It really offends a lot of people,” Johansson said. “It doesn’t mean I’m not appreciative, of course, that people are fans, or happy to see me. But I always say to people, ‘I’m not working.’ [And that means] I don’t want to be identified as being in this time and place with you. I’m doing my own thing.”
“I like to be in my own thoughts that have nothing to do with what other people think of me,” she said. “I don’t like being self-conscious.”
Although some fans might get salty that they don’t have photographic proof that they met Black Widow in real life, Johansson says that holding firm on this boundary allows her to live a more normal life.