Changing minds about eating meat

Actress Natalie Portman, who produced and narrated the documentary Eating Animals, does not want viewers to feel judged when they watch it

Actress Natalie Portman (left), on the decision not to include too much undercover footage of animals suffering in Eating Animals. PHOTOS: REUTERS, IWONDER
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Natalie Portman went vegan after reading Eating Animals, the 2009 non-fiction bestseller detailing the dark side of factory farming.

But although the Oscar-winning actress (Black Swan, 2010) has produced and narrated a documentary based on that book, she does not want viewers to feel judged when they watch it because she hates feeling judged herself.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 09, 2020, with the headline Changing minds about eating meat. Subscribe