Sandra Bullock Blasts Media for 'Attack on Women': 'It's Really Scaring Me' (Video)

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Sandra Bullock does not appreciate the way women are treated by the media, and said it is collectively “harming girls and women in a way, at a speed, that it’s scaring me.”

“I feel like it’s become open hunting season in how women are attacked and it’s not because of who we are as people, it’s because of how we look or our age,” she told E! News during a “Minions” press junket. “I’m shocked, and maybe I was just naïve, but I’m embarrassed by it. My son is getting ready to grow up in this world and I’m trying to raise a good man who values and appreciates women, and here we have this attack on women in the media that I don’t see a stop happening.”

Bullock, who voices the villain in the upcoming “Despicable Me” spinoff, called for help from “somebody with a very large hand and big voice,” because “little girls are having the hardest time with bullying and the internet.””

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Bullock, who was recently named People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Woman of 2015, said she would rather celebrate women in the industry who demonstrate inner strength. “But I said if I can talk about the amazing women who I find beautiful, which are these women who rise above and take care of business and do wonderful things, and take care of each other, then I’m more than honored to be on the cover of this,” she said.

“You’d be surprised at the love that you have in our crazy industry,” Bullock said. “The women have bonded together and have sort of become this tribe of trying to take care of each other and be there for each other in a way, because the minute you step out it’s an onslaught.”

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Bullock won the Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar for her performance in 2009 football drama “The Blind Side.” Her new film “Minions” opens in theaters July 10.

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13 of Sandra Bullock's Biggest Box Office Bombs and Blockbusters (Photos)

The "Ocean's 8" star has balanced big hitters ("Gravity") with the occasional bunker buster ("Our Brand Is Crisis")
"Our Brand Is Crisis" (2015)
This political campaign comedy could be considered the biggest flop of Bullock's career. It grossed just $7 million on a reported budget four times that amount.
Warner Bros.
"Love Potion No. 9" (1992)
This rom-com inspired by the classic pop song of the same name grossed less than $755,000 when released in theaters in 1992.
Fox
"Gun Shy" (2000)
Bullock starred opposite Liam Neeson in this crime comedy fell, which well shy of recouping its $14 million budget in theaters after grossing just $3.2 million around the world.
Buena Vista
"Practical Magic" (1998)
Also starring Nicole Kidman, this romantic comedy paired the two as witches and cost $75 million to produce. The investment didn't pay off, with the movie earning less than $47 million domestically.
Warner Bros.
"Speed 2: Cruise Control" (1997)
The Keanu Reeves-free action sequel sped toward $164.5 million in global box office receipts when Fox released it three years after its predecessor. But there was one problem: the movie cost the studio $160 million to produce and millions more to promote.
Fox
"Murder by Numbers" (2002)
The crime thriller co-starring Ryan Gosling as a high school student trying to carry out the perfect murder may have raked in $56.7 million globally, but it cost cost $50 million to produce.
Warner Bros.
"The Heat" (2013)
Director Paul Feig's 2013 hit comedy co-starring Melissa McCarthy, earned $224.8 million at the global box office on a budget of $43 million.
Fox
"Miss Congeniality" (2000)
This comedy about a very unladylike FBI agent who goes undercover as a beauty pageant contestant is Bullock's fifth largest hit to date. The $45 million Warner Bros. release made $212.7 million globally.
Warner Bros.
"The Proposal" (2009)
Disney's hit romantic comedy also starring Ryan Reynolds is Bullock's second-best box office effort, scoring $317.3 million on a $40 million budget.
Buena Vista
"Gravity" (2013)
The space thriller directed by Alfonso Cuaron grossed $723 million at the worldwide box office. It cost $100 million to produce.
Warner Bros.
"The Blind Side" (2009)
A Warner Bros. release that only cost $29 million to produce, the true story of football player Michael Oher earned Bullock her 2010 Oscar after grossing $309.2 million around the world.
Warner Bros.
"Speed" (1994)
This action movie co-starring Keanu Reeves is one of the biggest hits of Bullock's 25-year acting career. The blockbuster only cost Twentieth Century Fox about $30 million to produce, but raked in $350.4 million around the world.
Fox
"Minions" (2015)
Sandra Bullock's role in the animated spinoff could be considered her most successful to date. The Universal film grossed $1.15 billion at the global box office, based on a $74 million budget.
Universal