Amanda Seyfried on Lovelace: 'I can't judge porn' - video interview

Henry Barnes

Tuesday, 20 Aug 2013

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Amanda Seyfried plays Linda Lovelace, of Deep Throat fame, in a new biopic about the troubled porn star. She tells Henry Barnes about her own attitude to porn, why Hollywood's more honest about violence than sex and how Lovelace was used as a novelty item by the adult entertainment industry. Lovelace is released in the UK on Friday

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