Cameron Diaz Dishes On Why She Retired From Acting For A Decade: “It Was Just Something I had To Do”
After twenty years onscreen, Cameron Diaz left the film business in 2014, officially announcing her retirement from acting four years later. But
After twenty years onscreen, Cameron Diaz left the film business in 2014, officially announcing her retirement from acting four years later. But that was just a sabbatical, as she returns to star opposite Jamie Foxx in Netflix‘s spy flick “Back In Action“ next January. So why did Diaz leave Hollywood for a decade, and how long will her return last? EW reports that Diaz explained her exit from the industry at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit this week. “For me, it was just something I had to do,” said the actress. “It felt like something I had to do to
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After twenty years onscreen, Cameron Diaz left the film business in 2014, officially announcing her retirement from acting four years later. But that was just a sabbatical, as she returns to star opposite Jamie Foxx in Netflix‘s spy flick “Back In Action“ next January. So why did Diaz leave Hollywood for a decade, and how
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