Casting directors called me fat when I was a child

Kat Dennings says casting directors were 'very harsh' about her appearance as child actor
Actress Kat Dennings is getting candid about the "very harsh" criticism she received about her physical appearance as a child actor.
Kat Dennings says a casting director called her 'fat,' not 'pretty enough' when she was 12: 'Very cruel'
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Kat Dennings Says Casting Directors Called Her ‘Fat’ and Not ‘Pretty’ at 12 Years Old: ‘Very Harsh’ (Exclusive)
In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, Kat Dennings looks back at the harsh critiques she received from casting directors as a child actor and recalls how she was told she was "fat" at just 12 years old.
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Kat Dennings says casting directors called her ‘fat’ and not ‘pretty enough’ when she was 12: ‘They’re idiots’
It was pretty crazy thinking about it. I’m like, ‘How can anyone say that about a little kid? This is insane,'” Dennings recalled.
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