Jodie Foster says a ‘traumatic’ gun incident led to her exit from live theatre

Jodie Foster, 61, recently spoke about a horrific experience she had during her college years, shortly after John Hinckley Jr.’s assassination attempt on then-President Ronald Reagan.

As many may remember, March 30, 1981 was the day that Hinckley, then 25, shot Reagan in Washington, DC, allegedly to impress Jodie Foster, who was an 18-year-old actress at the time. Hinckley was later acquitted on the grounds of mental illness and committed to a hospital.

After the attack, Jodie Foster said she had a “traumatic” experience at a play at her college when a man brought a gun into the theater.

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In an interview with actress Jodie Comer for Interview magazine, Jodie Foster spoke openly about the incident that scarred her for life.

“I can finally admit that the little bit of theatre I did during my studies…