It was an awkward few minutes as supermodel Ashley Graham interviewed actor Hugh Grant. Because the Briton didn’t really want to come out with the language. He seemed unmotivated and snippy. Now Graham himself has responded to the situation. She told the celebrity portal “TMZ”: “You know what, my mom told me to kill people with kindness, there you have it.”
A confident response from the Oscars reporter, whose interview with Grant went viral. The questions she had ready for Grant, while somewhat simplistic, were by no means offensive or rude. So she first wanted to know from the Brit what the best thing about the Oscars is for him. The actor laughed a little mischievously, but then let himself be tempted to answer.
It’s “fascinating” and “all of humanity” is here, Grant said. “It’s Vanity Fair,” he said. “Oh yeah, it’s all about Vanity Fair! Let’s just chill and have fun,” Graham replied, assuming he was talking about Vanity Fair magazine’s legendary Oscar party. Grant did not mean the celebrity party with his allusion, but the book of the same name by William Makepeace Thackeray from the 19th century, which is about the superficial upper class. So what Grant indirectly criticizes, Graham sees as anticipation of the after show. A faux pas that could probably have happened to other reporters in the heat of the moment.
The scene then caused mixed reactions online. “Kudos to Ashley Graham for navigating this interview with Hugh Grant with grace and patience,” tweeted journalist Dave Quinn. “You don’t have to be such a big idiot Hugh Grant,” tweeted author Rebecca Carroll. But not everyone sided with Graham. Numerous users pointed out on the net that Grant’s short answers were simply his British style. Also, Graham’s questions were bad. Among other things, she wanted to know from him how great the shoot for “Glass Onion” was for him. The bad news: Grant is only seen for a few seconds in the film.
Those: “TMZ”
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