Kayla in Bombshell (2019)
Bombshell tells the story of three women — Megyn Kelly, Gretchen Carlson and Kayla Pospisil — who help expose sexual harassment at Fox News. As you may recall, Fox News boss Roger Ailes really did resign amidst sexual harassment claims, and Fox News did pay $50 million to settle harassment and discrimination claims.
You’re probably familiar with Kelly (played by Charlize Theron in the film) and Carlson (played by Nicole Kidman) but you may not remember Kayla Pospisil, the young Fox staffer played by Margot Robbie. That’s because Kayla is a composite, fictionalized character.
“Kayla is an amalgamation of many women’s stories, and some of the specifics you see in scenes with her are taken from real-life interactions those women experienced,” Robbie told EW in 2019.
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