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Born Linda Susan Boreman, Lovelace died in 2002, but Seyfried spoke to two of her children as part of her research. She said that while she doesn't feel like she has much in common with the pioneering porn star, there are similarities. "Being in the public eye now, people can make assumptions about me, I'm sure. And no one really knows what's really going on. So I can relate in that way," Seyfried said. "She comes from a place of innocence. And I definitely did as well at one point coming into this business, which is nothing like the porn industry. People try to exploit me all the time. You've got to know your boundaries and you've got to know how to speak for yourself. But unfortunately she didn't have that freedom like I do. She had a husband that literally wouldn't allow her to go to the bathroom without asking." Seyfried said she took "the responsibility very seriously of portraying and giving her validation and being her voice," especially after meeting her children, "which is why I was so nervous about releasing it into the wild." Still, she's delighted the film premiered at the annual independent-film showcase. "I just am so, so happy and proud to be able to say that this is our premiere," she said. "It's here and it feels safe here almost for some reason, I don't know why. Maybe because it's just really cozy and everybody is really friendly." But she acknowledged she's still frightened about how the film will be received when it reaches a wider audience. Earlier this week, it was acquired by the Weinstein Co.'s Radius label for North American distribution for a reported $3 million. "It's scary. I'm really scared," Seyfried said. "I don't know what's going to happen after it comes out. But I would never take it back. I'm really happy that I was able to give her the voice that she never got to have."
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