I still have major issues with Madsen for shilling Botox, but her Title IX Productions which she formed last year is taking on a good fight - the right for women ski jumpers to compete in the Olympic games.

Film follows 15 athletes and their fight against the International Olympic committee. Ski jumping is the only remaining Olympic sport that is strictly men only. The women compete in international events, it’s just the Olympics that has issues. Get over it.

Here’s what Madsen had to say:

“To think that in 2009, in a celebrated, international event like the Olympics, women are still dealing with discrimination is pretty shocking,” Madsen said. “We knew instantly we wanted to throw our support behind this project and get the word out there.”

The film is also produced by Empire 8 and Trish Dolman from Screen Siren.

Virginia Madsen to defy ‘Gravity’ (Variety)

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