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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 27: Drew Barrymore speaks onstage during the Building a Brand in a Mobile-First World panel on the Times Center Stage during 2016 Advertising Week New York on September 27, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski\/Getty Images for Advertising Week New York)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Drew Barrymore is the latest celebrity to have her words taken out of context and be shared across the corners of the internet. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a recent interview, Barrymore said she would have no trouble abstaining from sex for six months in response to a conversation about a male actor going celibate for the same period of time in preparation for an upcoming role. Later that week, Barrymore says she walked into a workout class to have someone exclaim, \u201cyou look just like Drew Barrymore except for you look like you have mental wellness and besides \u2026she hates sex!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Barrymore later realized the comments she\u2019d made about intimacy had made their rounds on the internet and social media with the main TL;DR of it, that she doesn’t care about sex \u2014 hates it, in fact. Now, in a candid <\/span>new blog post,<\/span><\/a> Barrymore explained her position, writing about the breakdown of her marriage \u2014 she split from her ex-husband and father of her two children, Will Kopelman, in 2016 \u2014 and her subsequent journey toward coming back to herself afterwards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“At nearly 48, I have very different feelings about intimacy than I did growing up,” Barrymore wrote. “I did not have role model parents and I engaged with people in grown up ways since a tender age! I was looking for companionship! Validation! Excitement! Pleasure! Hedonism! Fun! And adventures!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Drew Barrymore arrives at Variety Women of Power event on May 05, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cNow, because I can’t get in the time machine and change my history, so I now choose to look at it through a positive lens, which is that I have lived! I lived a very rich, full life. However, after two kids and a separation from their father that has made me cautious, I have had the pleasure of shifting my focus when it comes to love for myself and my two daughters,” she continued.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Barrymore added, \u201cI know that does not include a man nor has it for a while. I\u2019ve come to realize through working in therapy (with Barry [Barrymore\u2019s therapist]), he said something and I had to write it down. He said, \u201cSex is not love! It is the expression of love.\u201d I have searched my whole life to have words like that to help me understand the difference and now, thanks to him, I do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Barrymore went on to say that since she\u2019s been a single mom, she\u2019s had the \u201chonor\u201d and \u201cpleasure\u201d of working on herself and learning what parenting is, adding that a romantic relationship simply \u201ca priority.\u201d Raising her daughters to be \u201cempowered\u201d and to \u201clove themselves\u201d has been, with Barrymore adding, \u201cI actually really appreciated what Billie Eilish talked about on The Howard Stern Show<\/em> about how young girls should filter the images and messages of what the current state of sex is in this modern world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She concluded by writing, \u201cSo for the record, I do not hate sex! 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