Cameron Diaz & Drew Barrymore Reflect on the Dangers of Social Media & the Moment Everything Changed After 'Charlie's Angels 2'

Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz reunited to talk about the perils of social media while promoting their new movie Outcome, described as “a cautionary tale” about the internet.

Cameron was a guest alongside Outcome stars Keanu Reeves, Jonah Hill, Susan Lucci, and Matt Bomer on the Friday (April 10) episode of The Drew Barrymore Show. Jonah also directed and co-wrote the film and Drew stars in it, too!

The Mask star shared when she knew things had really changed with the evolution of social media and how Outcome addresses it.

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Outcome “centers on Reef Hawk (Keanu Reeves), a beloved Hollywood star who must dive into the depths of his hidden demons after he is extorted with a mysterious video that’s sure to shatter his image and end his career. With the support of his lifelong besties Kyle (Cameron Diaz) and Xander (Matt Bomer), along with his crisis lawyer Ira (Jonah Hill), Reef embarks on a soul-searching journey to make amends with anyone he could have possibly wronged in hopes of identifying the blackmailer. Co-writer and director Hill brings a unique lens to Reef’s wild but spiritually cleansing, nostalgic and eye-opening trip down memory lane, where confronting his past might be the only way to rescue his future.”

“Nowadays you can’t say that you don’t know what comes with it,” Cameron says about making the choice to put yourself on social media.

She continued, “Be careful what you wish for… and fame or recognition is all relative.”

Then she brought up an example of a teenager who might have 10,000 followers, therefore making them “famous,” and that’s not something you might have to worry about if your child isn’t online.

“You don’t have to worry about whether or not 10,000 people know who you are, you know, so it’s I think we have to remember that especially as parents, of young children and even ourselves that what do you really want out of it,” she added.

Cameron also mentioned that there was a specific moment during the Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle era in 2003 when she and Drew both realized things had changed forever. The four-time Golden Globe nominee recalled a night when they had just exited a Japanese restaurant and noticed “a wall of fans” waiting for them and they all had their phones out to take photos with them.

“It all started in 2003, and we were like, we looked at each other and we were like, oh my God, it’s over, it’s over, it’s over,” Cameron said. “And we went last, that was our last night. We were like, let’s go take advantage of it.”

Drew chimed in to add that sometimes people would follow her to “Vegas clubs at 3 in the morning going, ‘Come home now, you’re in a strip club, get home,’ and I’m like, ‘I’m having the best time. I’m an independent woman.’”

Outcome is now streaming on Apple TV. Watch the trailer!

Browse through the gallery to see more photos of the cast of Outcome on The Drew Barrymore Show…