All of Us Strangers star Andrew Scott is embroiled in an angry ‘homophobic’ controversy after his red carpet interview with the BBC went viral on social media
BAFTA viewers have slammed a BBC reporter for his “utterly offensive” questions to Andrew Scott.
The All of Us Strangers actor, 47, attended the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards on Sunday night and answered questions from reporters on the red carpet. He stopped to chat with BBC reporter Colin Patterson, but viewers were left branded the tone of the question as “homophobic”.
Andrew, who was nominated for several awards including Best Picture for his latest film with Paul Mescal, was asked about his friend Barry Keoghan. Barry starred in the highly popular film Saltburn, which featured numerous nude scenes, including one at the end of the film.
In a video that went viral, Patterson asked Andrew, “Do you know Barry well?” The actor replied, “I know Barry, yeah.” The journalist continued: “Okay, what was your reaction when you first saw the naked dance scene at the end of ‘Saltburn’…” Andrew, clearly uncomfortable with the conversation, laughed awkwardly.
Someone else chimed in, “No spoilers allowed.” “Okay,” Andrew joked, before replying, “Okay, well, I’m not going to spoil it for anyone. Great, great.” Patterson probed again and said, “You can mess it up…” Andrew started to walk away, insisting, “No, no. I won’t spoil it for anyone.”
A BBC reporter asked, “There’s been a lot of talk about his prosthetics, but how much do you know about him?” Andrew looked awkward and said to Patterson, “Too much! Too much.” The exchange quickly went viral on social media, with some labeling the question “homophobic” because Andrew is gay.
One person said: “How horribly homophobic to ask Andrew Scott, who is gay, such a bizarre question about Barry’s scene in Saltburn?” Another said: “We’re all strangers, ask him about the BAFTA nominated movie he’s in…’How well do you know Barry?’ Andrew He deserves an apology from the BBC.” Another said: “Andrew Scott is an absolute prince for handling this so well. He could have easily told this guy to fuck off and no one cares.” I probably won’t.”
A fourth woman wrote: “That’s awful. Remember how lucky you are to present on national television and don’t ask questions like this next time. Poor Andrew Scott.” Another user quipped: “This is frankly disgusting,” as someone else said, “asking a gay actor about the sexual orientation of another man in a red carpet interview… Very irrationally homophobic, because as creepy as it is, so are you.” “The person is gay, so ‘queer people are into sex,’ so they liked that/thought about it. I’m convinced that there must be something wrong with me.” I absolutely hate it. ”
The night’s major winners included Best Original Screenplay for “Anatomy of a Fall,” Best Animated Film for “The Boy and the Heron,” and Best Special Visual Effects for “Poor Things.” Awards included Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup and Best Actress, and the Oppenheimers Award. Cillian Murphy won Best Actor.
The BBC declined to comment when contacted by the Mirror.
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