Entertainment | Scarlett Johansson Johansson Regrets Obama Email Flap Actress was just admiring his commitment, denounces media 'nonstory' By Elizabeth Wolff Posted Aug 6, 2008 10:44 AM CDT Copied Penelope Cruz, left, and Scarlett Johansson, cast members in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," pose together at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Monday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Scarlett Johansson might laugh about it now, but she was embarrassed by the media coverage of her so-called "email relationship" with Barack Obama. "I was merely trying to express my delight at Obama's commitment to his campaign…and how wonderful and refreshing that is. And it was manipulated into such an unfortunate media frenzy of kind of a nonstory." "It seemed to me to be like a product of extreme sexism, and I kept thinking to myself, 'God, if this was just, like, Kal Penn or George Clooney or any of the other [Obama] surrogates or supporters...there wouldn't be [any] question about it. Nobody would even talk about it," the actress said while promoting her latest flick. Read These Next Online sleuths expose Epstein file redactions. Sean Combs' team files appeal, argues he should be released. TikTok creator arrested after allegedly livestreaming fatal crash. Congresswoman who defeated Liz Cheney is now in a new race. Report an error