Amanda Seyfried Reacts To Elizabeth Holmes Starting Prison Sentence After Playing Her In ‘The Dropout’

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Amanda Seyfried opened up astir however she felt about Elizabeth Holmes, who she played successful the Hulu series The Dropout, starting her situation sentence, during an interrogation on Good Morning America connected Tuesday, May 30. The actress, 37, said astir of all, she felt bittersweet for Elizabeth’s 2 kids, some of whom are nether 2 years old. Despite feeling atrocious for the children, Amanda did accidental that condemnation was “fair” for Elizabeth, 39.

Before going into questions astir her caller series The Crowded Room, Michael Strahan mentioned the coincidence that Amanda was on-set the aforesaid time that Elizabeth began her 11-year situation sentence. The histrion admitted that it felt “weird” but mostly showed sympathy for the kids who won’t person their ma aboriginal successful their life. “Today’s the large [day],” she said. “I consciousness for those kids. There’s 2 kids that are hanging successful the equilibrium here. As a parent, arsenic a mom, I don’t know.”

Even though Amanda admitted that she felt atrocious for the children, she did look to deliberation that the condemnation was fitting for Elizabeth, who was recovered blameworthy of fraud successful January 2022. “Life’s not fair, but successful a batch of ways, it’s fair. For her successful particular,” she said.

Amanda was acclaimed for her portrayal of Elizabeth successful the Hulu bid ‘The Dropout.’ ( DNPhotography/ABACA/Peter DaSilva/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

Amanda’s show arsenic Elizabeth was wide popular. Many reviews celebrated her portrayal arsenic the Theranos founder, and she adjacent earned a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress successful a Limited Anthology Series oregon Movie.

The Theranos laminitis arrived to begin serving her situation sentence astatine a Federal Prison Camp successful Bryan, Texas connected Tuesday, May 30. During her clip successful prison, she’ll beryllium required to work, and she’ll beryllium allowed video calls with household and play visits from her 2 kids and husband William Evans. 

Amanda is seen arsenic Elizabeth Holmes successful ‘The Dropout.’ (Beth Dubber / ©Hulu / Everett Collection)

While Elizabeth ne'er shared her nonstop absorption to The Dropout, she did talk astir the nationalist cognition astir her successful a New York Times profile earlier successful May. After the piece’s writer Amy Chozick said that she had heard astir Jennifer Lawrence turning down the accidental to play her, Elizabeth said the impressions weren’t existent to who she truly is. “They’re not playing me. They’re playing a quality I created,” she explained.

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