Christina Ricci Praises Hollywood for Evolving 'Boundaries' After She Was Nearly Sued over a Sex Scene

Christina Ricci.Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Christina Riccisees a positive change in Hollywood from the start of her career to now. TheYellowjacketsstar revealed onThe Viewthis week that she was once nearly hit with a lawsuit because she dared to modify a sex scene. “Someone threatened to sue me once because I didn’t want to do this sex scene in a certain way,” said Ricci, 43. “It’s really changed and it’s great to see.

Christina Ricci Reassures Her Younger Self That Her 'Individuality' Will Lead to 'Success' (Exclusive)

Photo: Max Farago / Trunk ArchiveChristina Ricciis sending her younger self a very important message.As part of PEOPLE’s 2023 Beautiful Issue, theYellowjacketsstar wrote a letter to her younger self about the power of confidence.“You’re shy and polite but silly, dramatic and fun too. You’re so brave: unafraid to try new things, getting up to try again when you fail,” the actress, 43, wrote alongside a photo of her 8-year-old self. “Things aren’t good at home.

Christina Ricci Reveals Production on 'YellowJackets' Season 2 Has Wrapped: 'Loved Every Minute'

Photo: Brendan Meadows/SHOWTIME That’s a wrap onYellowjacketsseason 2! In an Instagram story post on Saturday, starChristina Riccirevealed that filming for the Showtime thriller’s second season concluded, noting that things didn’t wrap until 5 a.m. that morning. “I loved every minute with these amazing women,” Ricci wrote alongside a photo of herself and costarsMelanie Lynskey,Tawny Cypress,Juliette Lewis,Simone KessellandLauren Ambrose. Ricci, 43, then added a joke at the end about her costume, which was a purple, plaid trench coat.

Christina Ricci Says Academy's 'Backward' Review of Andrea Riseborough Oscar Nom 'Feels Elitist'

Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Christina Ricciis calling out theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. TheYellowjacketsstar, 42, defended first-time Oscar nomineeAndrea Riseboroughagainst the Academy’s “very backward” review of her surprise Best Actress nod for indie favoriteTo Leslie, following a last-minute grassroots campaign. “Seems hilarious that the ‘surprise nomination’ (meaning tons of money wasn’t spent to position this actress) of a legitimately brilliant performance is being met with an investigation,” Ricci wrote Friday in a since-deleted statement on Instagram, according toDeadlineandThe Independent.

Christina Ricci Says Daughter, 9 Months, Is Sleep Trained — and a Big Fan of the Family Pets

Christina Ricci (L); Christina Ricci’s kids.Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety/Getty As a mom of multiple kids,Christina Ricciknows that no two children are alike. TheYellowjacketsactress, 42, recently spoke with PEOPLE amid her partnership withStella & Chewy’s, and revealed that while her 9-month-old daughterCleopatrais sleep-trained (“a f—ing miracle,” she jokes), her son Freddie, 8, still prefers Mom’s company during snooze times. “The fact that I can put her down in her crib and she just goes to sleep when my 8-year-old still sleeps with me is amazing,” Ricci says.