Emma Stone puts extensive research into every one of her film roles, but when the star was preparing to transform into Billie Jean King for this fall’s Battle of the Sexes, she barely spoke to the tennis legend she was about to portray. The film recounts the real-life 1973 Battle of the Sexes, when King beat former world No. 1 player Bobby Riggs—a man—in three straight sets, propelling women's tennis onto the world stage. The tennis all-star said she had one initial meeting with Stone before the Oscar winner cut ties temporarily—for good reason.
“Emma Stone I’m getting to know better now as a person, because in the process, she didn’t spend any time with me,” King told InStyle at an event for Citizen Watch Company at the U.