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05th Jan 2018

Margot Robbie says she got death threats after her role in Suicide Squad

"There's just all this stuff you learn along the way."

Keeley Ryan

This is not okay.

Margot Robbie has told how she faced death threats and stalkers following her appearance in the movie Suicide Squad. 

The 27-year-old got rave reviews for her performance as Harley Quinn in the 2016 comic book movie.

But the Wolf of Wall Street actress recently opened up about what happened after joining the high profile movie – and it sounds absolutely terrifying.

 

Admitting she’s had to “learn along the way”, she told the Hollywood Reporter:

“There’s just all this stuff you learn along the way, like, when you get those death threats, it’s [smart] to have a security team do a background check on whoever sent them to see if there is any past history of violence because you’ll need to know whether you need security to go to certain events.

“And every time you do a background check, it’s going to cost $2,000, so take that into consideration when you’re getting yourself into this.

“And it’s like, ‘OK, that’s a different kind of career.’ Because then you need to always do a job that can financially support that lifestyle.

“You can’t just do indie films for the rest of your life because that film back there changed everything and now you have to be able to afford security.”

She told how she wished someone “had explained a lot of those things to me early on”, before adding:

“I wouldn’t have resented the position I found myself in because I would’ve known what I was getting myself into.”

Margot Robbie’s latest film, I, Tonya, is due to be released in Ireland on February 23, 2018.