Actress Francesca Scorsesethe youngest daughter of the famous filmmaker Martin Scorsesepushes back against online criticism after receiving cruel comments from trolls on social media. The content creator responded directly to the backlash, responding to the negative remarks and defending herself.
Francesca followed in her father’s footsteps and made a career in entertainment. Although she has worked behind the scenes and directed some projects, she recently landed an acting role on the upcoming season of Prime Video’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”
Francesca Scorsese says her father sometimes watches her films like he’s never seen them before:
“Something will happen and he’ll say, ‘Ha! That’s great.’ And I’m like, “You literally did that” pic.twitter.com/khj2zZVZTE
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On May 23, Francesca Scorsese took to TikTok to express her frustration over some cruel comments she received in a recent post. According to the 26-year-old filmmaker, she received hateful remarks in the comments section of a video she reposted announcing her recent addition to the Amazon Prime series “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”
“It contains some of the worst comments I have ever seen about me,” Francesca said. Although she said she received criticism over the years for being a “nepo baby,” the level of hate she received recently was “something else.”
As for the baby nepo comments, she noted that she is aware of the opportunities presented to her thanks to her father, Martin Scorsese, but Francesca “continues to go hard, be passionate, create and do the work.”
Actress slams trolls who ‘look for negativity’
Francesca continued: “If you watch videos of people and you look for negativity, you are a very, very sad person.” She then listed some of the harsh comments, saying she was compared to a refrigerator and Mrs Piggy, while others called her “incredibly ugly and fat”.
“I understand. I’m not the most beautiful girl in the world. I’m not the skinniest girl in the world. I’m chubby, I know that. But what does that matter?” she said, telling her enemies to go out into the street and look around. “I don’t understand how hard it is to be a kind human being,” she added.
Francesca said she also spoke on behalf of other women who received horrible comments on their videos, urging users who wrote hateful comments to look in the mirror. The actress deactivated her X account because of the hateful comments, and she realizes that TikTok is becoming just as toxic.
Francesca Scorsese talks about living in her father’s shadow
Francesca said the number of trolls online is staggering and she doesn’t understand how they make it their mission to make people “feel like shit.” “It’s the kind of thing that causes people to lose their lives, like your words have power behind them,” she said.
The filmmaker said she was “fine” and had faced harsh comments for many years, in part because of who her father was. “I know I have a huge figure, you know, my dad to match, and that always dwarfs me as a person,” Francesca said, adding that she only wants TikTok to be a “better place.”
Francesca’s post received support from her followers, with many praising her beauty, talent and kindness.
Martin Scorsese is Francesca’s biggest supporter
Martin was 56 when Francesca was born in 1999, and in a 2012 interview he explained how his daughter inspired his 2011 adventure film “Hugo.” The famous director said his young daughter’s imagination sparked the creation of “crazier stories”, which helped him make films. “She saved our lives,” he exclaimed.
In 2014, Martin wrote an open letter to Francesca, sharing his thoughts on filmmaking and the importance of artistic integrity.
Francesca studied film at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and received her bachelor’s degree in 2023. Her thesis, “A Fish Out of Water,” was screened at film festivals and received positive feedback from critics.
Francesca said Martin was her mentor, best friend and biggest supporter. Their close relationship is highlighted on TikTok videos, in which the actress engages her father in viral trends, such as quizzes and lip-syncing challenges.
Francesca Scorsese’s latest project
Francesca has done a few projects, her latest being an episode of “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints.” She also had a few acting roles, appearing in cameos in her father’s films “The Aviator” and “The Departed.” In 2020, Francesca appeared in the series “We Are Who We Are”, followed by a role in the 2024 independent film “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point”.
At the beginning of May, Deadline announced that Francesca has been added to the cast of season 2 of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” Prime Video’s spy drama series co-created by Donald Glover. Not much is known about the storyline for the upcoming season, but filming is underway.