The screenwriter behind The Social Network has come to the defence of the movie following a swathe of criticism over its portrayal of female characters.
The film, starring Justin Timberlake, tells the story of social networking website Facebook.com, which was founded by entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg and a pal in their dorm rooms while he was a computer science student at Harvard University.
I get it. It's not hard to understand how bright women could be appalled by what they saw in the movie. But you have to understand that that was the very specific world I was writing about
Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay for the film and he was unhappy to see a negative review from American TV writer Ken Levine, who slammed "the lack of a decent portrayal of women" in the picture.
Sorkin took to Levine's blog to respond to the comment and defended the way the female characters were portrayed.
He writes, "I get it. It's not hard to understand how bright women could be appalled by what they saw in the movie. But you have to understand that that was the very specific world I was writing about.
"I was writing about a very angry and deeply misogynistic group of people. These aren't the cuddly nerds we made movies about in the '80s.
They're very angry that the cheerleader still wants to go out with the quarterback instead of the men who are running the universe right now."
Meanwhile the star of the movie says he is convinced he has suffered "problems with girls" because he will "never" find a woman "as good" as his mother.
The SexyBack hitmaker's previous lovers include Britney Spears, Alyssa Milano and Cameron Diaz, and he has faced constant speculation he's heading for a split from current girlfriend Jessica Biel, who he has been dating since 2007.
Biel has previously spoken out about Timberlake's close bond with his mum Lynne, admitting she was "stressed" to meet her because of their tight relationship.
And Timberlake has now admitted he constantly compares love interests to his beloved mother.
He tells Britain's Daily Mail, "We're best friends - she's a very special woman. She's been so supportive. She's partly the reason why I have so much respect for women. I'm never going to find someone as good as y mother, am I? Maybe that's why I have such problems with girls."
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