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In 1987, Cher told Martin Scorsese to his face she didn’t want to work with him: “I just wanted to meet you”
In 1987, Cher met Martin Scorsese about playing Mary Magdalene in *The Last Temptation of Christ*, but told him she could not take the role and had come only to meet him. The refusal came during a busy year for her in film and music, and showed her willingness to choose projects on her own terms.
Scorsese cast Barbara Hershey, whose performance later earned a Golden Globe nomination. Cher went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for *Moonstruck*, and by 1990 her rising profile meant she was too expensive for *The Grifters*, a film Scorsese was attached to produce.
In short
- Cher declined Scorsese’s offer to play Mary Magdalene.
- Barbara Hershey took the role and earned a Golden Globe nomination.
- Cher won an Oscar for *Moonstruck*.