Natalie Portman turned down DOUBT because of the lack of sex?

By Matt Holmes / June 25, 2011

John Patrick Shanley, the director of the Oscar contender DOUBT has told Defamer that he first approached Natalie Portman for the nun role that is occupied in his drama by Amy Adams but his first choice turned down the role because "she didn't understand celibacy".

"Some roles just don't suit Natalie Portman. At the junket for the film version of his "Doubt," playwright John Patrick Shanley was asked how Amy Adams won the role of an emotionally conflicted nun. "I'm trying to think of what the etiquette is on this," Shanley chuckled, blushing a bit. Urged on by a blogger for gossipsauce.com, he continued, "Well, we asked Natalie Portman, and Natalie was very interested but kept saying she had a problem. And we finally nailed down as to what the problem was. She basically said she didn't understand celibacy."

And Obsessed With Film has turned into a ragtag gossip site. Oh dear. Bring me some news Hollywood! DOUBT opens on limited U.S. release from Dec. 12th. It won't play in the U.K. till early February.