Earlier this week, British supermodel and actress Cara Delevigne was the talk of social media after an awkward interview she had with US morning show Good Day Sacramento.
Delevigne was on the program to promote her new young adult film 'Paper Towns', based on the best-selling John Green novel of the same name. The hosts mistakenly referred to her as 'Carla' early on in interview and it only got worse from there. When asked about how she prepared for the role and whether or not she was familiar with the source material she replied with a deadpan: "No, I didn't read the book or the script". Her dry sarcasm didn't seem to sit well with the program's hosts as they asked her on camera if she was feeling irritated.
Once Delevigne was off the air, anchor Mark Allen commented on her behaviour saying:
"You make $5m for six weeks' worth of work, you can pretend to talk to Good Day Sacramento with some oomph."
After the touchy moment Delevigne took to her Twitter account and said that the whole thing was just a case of cultural differences. She said:
Some people just don't understand sarcasm or the British sense of humour
— Cara Delevingne (@Caradelevingne) July 29, 2015
Some celebrities have come to Delevigne's defence. Comedian Zach Braff had a little addition to Delevigne's tweet, saying that it was condescending for interviewers to ask whether an actor has read the book or not.
@Caradelevingne or how it's condescending to ask an actress if she's read the book. — Zach Braff (@zachbraff) July 29, 2015
The Guardian has also published an op-ed on the whole fiasco, saying that TV interviews are seldom fun for anyone involved and that she should be cut some slack:
The likely circumstances of the actual interview are worth pointing out. The anodyne backdrop, decorated only with the poster of her new film on an easel, is evidence Delevingne was involved at a press junket 3000 miles away in New York. Having been on the other side of the camera at a bunch of these things over the last few years, I can tell you they are pretty grim, for everyone involved.
