BBC Defends Asking Andrew Scott About Barry Keoghan Nude ‘Saltburn’ Scene

The BBC is essentially defending an interview with Andrew Scott on the BAFTAs that is been slammed as homophobic … over a query a couple of Barry Keoghan nude scene.

In an announcement Friday, the BBC says it is acquired complaints from of us who did not like the way in which leisure correspondent Colin Paterson requested Andrew about Barry stripping down on the finish of “Saltburn.”

Colin’s been dragged on-line for asking Andrew, who’s homosexual and was on the BAFTAs selling one other film, about Barry’s penis … however the BBC says Colin’s questions had been “meant to be a light hearted reflection of the discussion around the scene and was not intended to cause offense.”

The BBC says Colin started the interview by asking Andrew about his film, “All of Us Strangers,” earlier than shifting on to ask him in regards to the recognition of his fellow Irish actors, like Barry.

Andrew was clearly uncomfortable with questions on Barry’s nude scene, however Colin kept pressing and requested, “There was a lot of talk about prosthetics … how well do you know him?” The BBC says this particular query was “misjudged.”

Nonetheless, the BBC says there was cause behind asking Andrew about Barry getting bare in “Saltburn” … the community says the movie had a cultural affect and the nude scene grabbed numerous consideration, which Barry himself addressed.

The BBC additionally says Colin requested comparable inquiries to “Saltburn” author and director Emerald Fennell, plus singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, whose music “Murder On The Dancefloor” performs through the nude scene.