Hugh Grant showed up at the Oscars, and youd think he'd be prepared to give a few interviews due to being an actor walking a carpet at a major awards show, but ... not so much. Hugh is being widely criticised for seeming rude and dismissive to Ashley Graham as she attempted to interview him during ABC’s Oscars pre-show and he is being called out on Twitter as a result. Here’s the interview:
As many have pointed out, Graham seemed to be trying her best to do her job, swiftly moving on to the next question as Grant appeared unwilling to engage. A brief transcript if you can’t deal with the secondhand awkwardness of that clip:
As one person put it: 'Why was Hugh grant so rude?? Shout out to Ashley for holding up the conversation. / getting through that.' And as another said, 'Ashley Graham deserves an honorary Oscar for putting up with Hugh Grant. Don’t walk the carpet if you don’t want to talk about THE ACTUAL OSCARS.'
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Here are some more responses:
Here’s to hoping Hugh gives Ashley some flowers and an apology!
Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm, She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.
