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"Emma Watson has revealed that her research for The Bling Ring included watching reality shows like The Hills and Keeping Up with the Kardashians. The Bling Ring is a fictionalised version of the scandal involving a group of celebrity-obsessed teens who robbed the homes of Lindsay Lohan, Megan Fox and others.  Watson is currently promoting director Sofia Coppola&amp;#039;s movie at the Cannes Film Festival, and revealed to reporters that reality shows helped her develop an authentic character. &amp;quot;I had a lot of work to do to get into character for Nikki,&amp;quot; she explained. &amp;quot;I watched The Hills and Keeping Up with the Kardashians to understand her psychology.&amp;quot;  The star went on to say: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s easy for her to feel like a parody and I had to understand and sympathize with her. That was the most difficult thing, second to learning the very specific dialect.&amp;quot; Watson further explained that she has nothing against reality stars, but offered her opinion that they are in fact in a different industry than actors, actresses and directors.  &amp;quot;I think there are celebs who create a brand and create a business and a whole life out of other people&amp;#039;s interests, and there are people who don&amp;#039;t - who have a craft and a trade,&amp;quot; she commented.  &amp;quot;I think as long as people know the difference, it&amp;#039;s okay. [In LA and Hollywood] I think if there&amp;#039;s a demand for a type of show or type of image, people will supply it. I just think reality TV is another way of telling a story. It&amp;#039;s a different type of acting but that&amp;#039;s what it is.&amp;quot; The Bling Ring has previously been described as &amp;quot;trashy and inaccurate&amp;quot; by real-life Bling Ring member Alexis Neiers. Coppola&amp;#039;s film will be released on June 14 in the US and on July 5 in the UK. Watch a trailer for The Bling Ring below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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