Jamie Lee Curtis Plans Hollywood Retirement Citing Industry Age Bias

Jamie Lee Curtis has reflected on her decision to 'self-retire' from Hollywood, influenced by witnessing her parents, Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, lose their careers due to the industry's rejection of aging actors. She revealed that she has been preparing to exit the industry for 30 years to avoid the painful experience her family endured, stating she wants to "leave the party before I'm no longer invited." Curtis has also been outspoken about the cosmetic surgery industry's impact on women, calling it a "genocide of a generation" for how it pressures women to alter their natural appearance, a stance she symbolized by wearing oversized plastic lips in a photoshoot. She regrets having undergone plastic surgery at 25 following a negative comment about her looks and criticizes how artificial intelligence now promotes filtered and altered faces as the standard of beauty. Curtis's comments come in the context of her ongoing acting career, including reprising her role in the Disney sequel "Freakier Friday," and highlight her broader critique of Hollywood's treatment of older actors, especially women. She emphasizes the need for change in how aging performers are valued and portrayed in the industry.