Ye, commonly known as Kanye West has made headlines recently with the drop of Donda 2, his Netflix docu-series Jeen-Yuhs, and his whirlwind of an Instagram presence.
Following his gripping divorce with Kim Kardashian, Kanye West was seen with actress 32-year-old actress, Julia Fox.
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Julia Fox made her acting debut in the 2019 film, Uncut Gems. A Safdie brothers film that followed Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) an erratic jewelry dealer with a gambling addiction and his showroom saleswoman/mistress, Julia.
According to Julia Fox, her role of ‘Julia’ was in fact based on her. In a Call Her Daddy interview, Julia revealed that the film was in the works for 10 years, and throughout the writing process Joshua Safdie would call her and ask her what she would do in ____ situation, and then write that into the ‘Julia’ character.
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But who was Julia Fox prior to being Kanye West and Josh Safdie’s muse?
Julia Fox was born in Milan, Italy but grew up in New York City with her father. She’s expressed how fast she grew up, living in Manhatten. She began clubbing and using drugs/alcohol in middle school and at the age of 16, she started working as a Dominatrix in order to support herself financially.
The actress describes her time working in a sex dungeon as her first time acting. In her interview with Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper, she expresses how her work allowed her to play a role, and explore her sexuality, freely without judgement.
In her early twenties, she started a successful women’s knitwear line, Franziska Fox with her friend Briana Andalore.
She’s dabbled in everything as a New York socialite. She modelled for Playboy in 2015 and published two photography books, Symptomatic of a Relationship Gone Sour: Heartburn/Nausea (2015) and PTSD (2016.)
Fox also directed a short film, called Fantasy Girls, about a group of teenage girls involved in sex work in Reno, Nevada.
Her art dives into personal topics and gives a gritty insight into the life of Julia Fox. Subject matter includes heroin use, sex work and romance.
The actress has since gone clean, after numerous overdoses and the birth of her son.
I hope Kanye doesn’t claim to have made Julia Fox famous because this actress has got a story to tell, and I’m here for it.