Celebrity Scarlett Johansson explains why she's 'too fragile' to have social media: 'I'm like a delicate flower' The Black Widow actress recalled going down a 20-minute Instagram hole that shook her to the core: "I felt so bad, like I was missing out on this random person's life. I can't do this." By Joey Nolfi Joey Nolfi Entertainment Weekly's Oscars expert, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' beat reporter, host of 'Quick Drag' Twitter Spaces, and cohost of 'EW's BINGE' podcast. Almost all of the drag content on this site is my fault (you're welcome). EW's editorial guidelines Published on April 4, 2023 09:15AM EDT Even Scarlett Johansson has fallen victim to the dangers of doom-scrolling into a deep, dark Instagram hole. The Black Widow and Lost in Translation actress appeared on the latest episode of The Skinny Confidential Him & Her podcast to discuss her life and career, and opened up about why she doesn't use social media. "I honestly am too fragile of a person to have social media. My ego is too fragile. I can't deal with it. My brain is too fragile, I'm like a delicate flower. I have enough anxiety," the 38-year-old star of Wes Anderson's upcoming film Asteroid City said. She continued, recalling an instance where she "had Instagram once for three days" as an experiment, but quickly deleted the app after investigating the life of a total stranger. "When I started realizing that I'd spent 20 minutes looking at somebody's Instagram page who worked for a friend of mine, I now know you have a pit bull, two daughters, and live in Burbank, I'm like, I just wasted 17 minutes of time, I now feel like I should move to California, get this specific dog and change my life in all these ways," she said. "I felt so bad, like I was missing out on this random person's life, I can't do this. I'm too fragile, I have too much anxiety about other things." Scarlett Johansson. Monica Schipper/Getty Images Johansson admitted that she uses social media tools when she's in the office to oversee operations for her skincare brand The Outset, particularly TikTok, though she has to resist indulging too much, as she gets "completely absorbed" when using it. "That's how I know I can't have it," she joked. Listen to Johansson discuss why she doesn't use social media near the end of The Skinny Confidential Him & Her podcast episode above. Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Related content: Nancy Meyers confirms her new movie's title, teases its plot after Netflix split Scarlett Johansson felt 'groomed' by Hollywood while playing 'object of desire' roles at age 18 Scarlett Johansson recalls being 'hyper-sexualized' early in her career