Evan Rachel Wood Talks Sex, Politics And Bisexuality

Evan Rachel Wood plays a young intern working on a presidential campaign in the new political thriller, "Ides of March" due out this Friday.

To put it politely, let's just say her character gets around. In a new interview with GQ, the magazine didn't put it so politely, offering that on paper her character reads like a "skank" for sleeping with multiple men in a matter of weeks, yet on-screen she doesn't come off that way.

"I don't think she's actually ashamed of what she did. It's strange: The one thing that could take down any politician is sleeping with the intern. But it has nothing to do with be a good politician," she told the magazine, adding that "People need to accept the fact their leaders aren't perfect. No one is."

Since ending her engagement to Marilyn Manson in 2010, the 24-year-old came out as bisexual and has been open about her preferences, but GQ found a polite way to ask if she's just doing if for attention -- asking if it was just a "one-girl" thing.

"No, that's for real," she tells the magazine. "I've been that way since I can remember. I remember growing up and loving when i knew there was a girl like me who I looked up to. I figured I should return the favor. You don't have to be ashamed."

For more click over to GQ.

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[dmsdzinr]

11:31 AM on 10/14/2011

WHEN is AMERICA going to GROW UP when it comes to morals??? What ANY "ADULT" does
sexually or otherwise, as long as they are not hurting another Human Being, is THEIR business and THEIR business alone. America needs to STOP forcing morals onto others and GROW The HELL UP already!

[jfrank5317]

07:29 PM on 10/10/2011

She looked pretty smashing in "Ides of March.'

[mukTech]

11:03 AM on 10/08/2011

Ok!!

[Frank Lee Mydear]

06:22 AM on 10/08/2011

Huff post not only has weak editorial content lately, but NEVER proofread before publishing. They definitely hold the record for most mistakes in their online articles. 3rd paragraph.

"But it has nothing to do with be a good politician,"

[Phranx]

10:01 PM on 10/07/2011

Why are there no men listed in the slides????

[Erger]

01:51 PM on 10/07/2011

Hello, has anyone told you all that men are NOT monogamous by nature? Hello hello, has anyone told you all that young women can sleep with more than one man, and still be a good person? Hello hello, its 2011 and SEX IS A BODY FUNCTION. Hello hello - get out of politicians personal lives, and worry about them doing the right thing for others and for our country, and quit worrying about whose sleeping with who, whose getting a BJ in the Oral Office. Hello Hello, Clinton ran and excellant country but got hounded for 2 years about oral sex... W BUSH ran the COUNTRY INTO THE GROUND, but apparantly needed some good oral sex.... or something! Its hard to run up 6 trillion in debt, and talk our country into attacking two countries pre-emptively against everything in our Constitution and International laws.
What a silly shallow world we live in.... Can I thump someones head and try to slap some common sense into them?

[remyd]

05:49 PM on 10/13/2011

Hi! (sorry, I was compelled to respond to all the "Hellos")
Anyway, yes, I very much agree with you.

[w1945trry]

10:15 PM on 10/06/2011

Is there a story in there somewhere ?????????????

[abuckley23]

03:42 PM on 10/06/2011

Marilyn Manson turned her bi....does that really come as a shock to anyone?

[brahdog]

03:26 PM on 10/07/2011

is marilyn manson turning girls bi across the country as well?

[huffnpuff2]

01:09 PM on 10/06/2011

Sociologyst writes, “Yeah, I'm sure every time you've had sex was to make babies. How many kids do you have at this point? And do you harass others who don't do things as you see natural? You know, dye their hair, wear polyester? Or is it just icky sex that you don't like and feel entitled to comment on?”

When I was a kid, yeah, I was promiscuous. But at least I knew I was being promiscuous. I didn't try to rationalize it as a positive good. As for dyeing hair and polyester, the analogy is absurd, beyond Apples and Oranges.

[Spackler]

12:36 PM on 10/06/2011

You know if we stopped asking about it and didn't care about it they propably stop talking about it.

[whitewater]

10:31 AM on 10/06/2011

She's pretty. Who is she? Has she been in any popular movies or shows?

[Drocks27]

10:30 AM on 10/06/2011

"Since ending her engagement to Marilyn Manson in 2010, the 24-year-old came out as bisexual and has been open about her preferences"

Sexuality is not a preference. Preference is WHAT you like to do in bed, orientation is WHO you like to do.

[bridgeman]

10:23 AM on 10/06/2011

Are you bragging or complaining?

[trailerguy]

10:17 AM on 10/06/2011

thats nice, thanks for sharing

[Dogma]

10:09 AM on 10/06/2011

I've always identified myself as bisexual: on the one hand I'm a straight male, on the other, I'm a lesbian female. It's just who I am... I can't change that.

[Frank Lee Mydear]

06:19 AM on 10/08/2011

That actually is my joke, too, based on an old Gallager routine.

[Dogma]

06:33 AM on 10/08/2011

After the fact, I thought of writing:

"I have always identified myself as bisexual: I'm attracted to both straight and gay women."