No Evidence Legally Blonde Originally Had a Queer Ending
The Claim
The 2001 film Legally Blonde – progenitor of the bend and snap, the scented resume, the missive that “happy people just don't shoot their husbands,” and the perm-based legal offense – originally ended with female characters Elle Woods and Vivian Kensington romantically involved.
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Emerging story
On July 8, 2021, Legally Blonde’s 20th anniversary, the New York Times published an article called “'Legally Blonde' Oral History: From Raunchy Script to Feminist Classic.” In the article, one of the actors in the film, Jessica Cauffiel, says: “The first ending was Elle and Vivian in Hawaii in beach chairs, drinking margaritas and holding hands. The insinuation was either they were best friends or they had gotten together romantically.”
The claim immediately took off on social media.
Misbar’s Analysis
While Cauffiel and fellow actor Alanna Ubach claim to remember the alleged original ending, Karen McCullah, who wrote the film, responded by saying, “This is not true.”
When questioned about her source, McCullah said, “I wrote the movie. Im [sic] in the picture you just posted. The actress quoted was incorrect.”
Social media users responded to the interaction with humor.
Although many Legally Blonde fans have voiced their support for the alternate ending, there is no evidence that it existed outside of the minds of the two actors.
