Warning: Discussion of child grooming and rape.

“I’m still alive and well,” Vili said.

“If they had reached out to me, we could have worked together on a masterpiece.

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Netflix’sMay Decembershares eerie similarities to a 1997 case, but the film’s main stars are adamant the movie is not based on real-life people.

Instead, they chose to do a ripoff of my original story.”

Now, the film’s stars have respectfully fired back to defend the movie.

“It’s not based on them,” Natalie toldEntertainment Tonightat the 2024Golden Globes.

Behind the scenes of shooting "May December"

But it’s fictional characters that are really brought to life by Julianne Moore and Charles Melton so beautifully.

It’s its own story; it’s not meant to be a biopic."

Julianne shared the same sentiment as her costar.

Screenshot from "May December"

“Aww, I’m very sorry that [Vili] feels that way,” she said.

So that’s how we looked at it, too.

This was our document, we created these characters from the page and together."

J from "May December"

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Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau

Arrow pointing to Mary Kay and Vili's home

Closeup of Vili Fualaau in court

Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman at the Golden Globes

Closeup of Natalie Portman

Closeup of Julianne Moore

Natalie Portman, Charles Melton, and Julianne Moore