the facts were these...

Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson / The Graduate (1967)

Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?

Adams’ mother is gay and she divorced her father when Amy was a kid. They were in a strict Mormon environment so they all left the church (or were kicked out most likely) after the divorce.

Adams’ mother tried to get custody of her kids but the court denied her custody because she was gay. Amy’s father couldn’t afford to support all 7 children so the kids were split up and lived with different people. Amy lived with various family and friends in high school. After she turned 18, She eventually moved across the country to live with her mother.

This is why, btw, people find it super uncomfortable when talk shows/interviews repeatedly bring up that she worked at Hooters as a teen. She was legitimately poor and needed the $ to buy a car.

It’s also why its bullshit that people give her shit for saying that she doesn’t always want to ask for more $ or talk about $ publicly and would rather her salary remain private. Unlike a lot of these other privileged ass white celebs who grew up wealthy, privileged and/or came up through nepotism or went to an Ivy League School or Juilliard….Adams couldn’t afford an education and she grew up legitimately poor. She was one of 7 kids and they didn’t have much. She is aware of what it means to be poor and, I imagine, feels tacky talking about millions of dollars and then complaining about her salary when her own family are still leading pretty humble lives. When you know what it really means to be poor….you have a greater understanding of economic privilege.