{"id":46547,"date":"2024-02-24T11:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T10:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1997849"},"modified":"2024-02-24T12:34:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T11:34:37","slug":"bbc-responds-to-misjudged-andrew-scott-interview","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bbc-responds-to-misjudged-andrew-scott-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC responds to \u201cmisjudged\u201d Andrew Scott interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

The line of questioning garnered a negative reaction from viewers. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 24 February 2024 at 10:03 AM<\/p>

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The BBC has responded to negative criticism over its line of questioning to actor Andrew Scott at the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Scott on the red carpet of the anticipated awards ceremony, the BBC\u2019s Colin Paterson asked the All of Us Strangers<\/a> star about Barry Keoghan\u2019s talked-about nudity scene at the end<\/a> of Saltburn<\/a>, a movie that Scott himself does not star in.<\/p>\n

After asking Scott to spoil the film for those who had not yet seen it, Paterson then mentioned \u201ctalk about prosthetics\u201d, adding: \u201cHow well do you know [Keoghan]?\u201d Since being reposted to social media, many fans have reacted negatively to the clip and line of questioning.<\/p>\n

Now the BBC have responded to claims that the questions were \u201cinappropriate and homophobic\u201d, writing in a statement<\/a>: \u201cOur reporter began by asking Andrew Scott about the film he\u2019d appeared in \u2013 All of Us Strangers \u2013 which was nominated for six Baftas. He then moved on to ask about the popularity of Irish actors where Barry Keoghan, star of Saltburn, was mentioned.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Paul Mescal as Harry and Andrew Scott as Adam in All of Us Strangers.<\/span><\/figcaption> Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The statement continues: \u201cSaltburn is a film which has had cultural impact, with Barry Keoghan\u2019s scene at the end gaining a lot of attention in particular \u2013 something the actor has addressed himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur question to Andrew Scott was meant to be a light hearted reflection of the discussion around the scene and was not intended to cause offence. Saltburn writer and director, Emerald Fennell, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, whose song \u2018Murder on the Dancefloor\u2019 was used in the sequence, were also asked about the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do, however, accept that the specific question asked to Andrew Scott was misjudged. After speaking with Andrew on the carpet, our reporter acknowledged on air that his questioning may have gone too far and that he was sorry if this was the case.\u201d<\/p>\n