Scarlett Johansson worked with Bill Murray on the critically acclaimed 2003 film Lost in Translation, and now she's come out to defend her co-star against past claims of misconduct.

In a wide-ranging interview with Vanity Fair, Johansson stated that she believed Murray was a changed man now. But what he did was serious enough to get an entire movie shut down. The film Being Mortal was canceled - and so was Murray - when he was found to have "straddled" a female crew member and kissed her through her Covid mask.

“He’s such a different person now," Johansson told Vanity Fair. "I think life has humbled him.” Asked to clarify if she was talking about the misconduct, she said, "Certainly, yes - that was really bad." She then said, “But I also know Covid was a hard thing for him. Life - all these things have led up to him...