Julia Fox Says She’s “Desensitized to Sex” After Working As A Dominatrix: “It’s Not Thrilling For Me”

Julia Fox is opening up about how her work as a dominatrix has impacted her life. Fox made a very loud return to the public eye after her short fling with Kanye West a few months ago.

The Uncut Gems star explained how her unique career path has impacted her life and mental health during an episode of Emily Ratajowski’s podcast, High Low with EmRata.

“It’s tough because yeah I’m OK, you know? But there’s been a lot of damage done,” Fox told Ratajkowski when explaining the impact of having “transactional” relationships. “I pretty much, in my teens, learned that I was a commodity and that I can get money or resources from men, so then it just became this game of, OK, how do I become more desirable so I could get more money and I could be like that b****.”

Fox, revealed that her career path wasn’t especially helpful for her self-esteem, and she often finds herself reflecting on how her past situations shock her to this day.

“It’s still them giving me the power,” she told Ratajkowski, referring to the men she was involved with at the time, “It’s not my own power, you know? So it’s a humiliating kind of position to be in or humbling, rather. Especially when you’re not in it anymore and you look back and you’re like, ‘Oh my god, I can’t believe…'”

Fox also explained that she would “disassociate” in order to get through uncomfortable interactions. “It’s crazy but it’s a survival mechanism,” she said. “We do it to live, which is insane.”

“Sex for me always has been one-sided but I think that’s all women can say that. So it’s like, if I don’t really need anything from you, I don’t see the point,” she said. “I’m really desensitized to sex, too. Like it just, it’s not thrilling for me.”

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— Emily Ratajkowski (@emrata) November 8, 2022

Fox gave birth to her son in 2018, who she has stated was the best thing to have ever happened in her life.

“I think having a kid was a big part of it because I realized that prior to having Valentino whenever I would meet a guy or date a guy, I would always think, ‘OK, I could have a baby with him.’ Like that was always my thought. It was never like because I was in love or anything, if that makes sense. … I was like nesting,” she explained, “That was kind of always my end goal, so I think when I had Valentino it was like, ‘OK I’m done, I don’t need to put up with the bulls*** that comes with being around you guys anyway.'”

“I really do not get dressed with men in mind at all. At all, at all. Like I really couldn’t care less,” she said. “But there was a time in my life where maybe I didn’t have that thought per se, but I definitely subconsciously was catering to the male gaze, you know? But I was also like in survival mode. I had to.”