Shout out to Dr Nadine Macaluso for reclaiming the narrative of her portrayal in Wolf of Wall Street.

Nadine is the basis for the character of Niomi in Wolf of Wall Street. Personally, I felt the move did veer into endorsing misogyny (rather than simply explicitly showing it).

Part of the misogyny embedded into the movie, was, in my view the characterisation of Niomi. She’s shown as a highly sexualised, objectified figure who later leaves Jordan because he’s facing financial ruin and jail. She’s pretty one dimensional.

The real Nadine has a very, very different story to tell. She has created an Instagram account to tell her side (@therealdrnadine).

She was pretty young when she married Jordan (24) and she has described how she become trapped in a destructive and abusive relationship with him, which took a huge toll on her and her children and which the movie never truly acknowledged.

She divorced him and obtained a PHD. She now uses her experiences and education to advocate for other victims.

She also uses her platform to give her version of events – explaining how the movie didn’t capture abuse dynamics accurately.

I really love how she’s advocating for herself. The movie glamourised so many elements of her life and erased a lot of her experiences and is emblematic IMO, of how women’s suffering and successes become the footnote in stories which focus on the male perspective.