At the weekend in New Orleans, an interviewer asked Mo Farah if he had run before. From forgetting the name of Lady Gaga's album to not recognising comedian Julia Davis, Simon Hattenstone recalls his own interview gaffes
It's been a brilliant few days for appalling celebrity interviews. At a post-Oscars press junket, Jennifer Lawrence, winner of this year's Academy award for best actress, was asked: "You look so great today, great dress, what was the process of getting ready?" Lawrence made the best of a bad question. "What was the process? I don't know. I woke up, tried on the dress – it fit, thank God. Took a shower …" She giggled and apologised for her insubstantial answer by explaining that she had just done a shot.
But the art of the incompetent interview reached new heights when Wdsu news anchor Latonya Norton quizzed double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah just...
It's been a brilliant few days for appalling celebrity interviews. At a post-Oscars press junket, Jennifer Lawrence, winner of this year's Academy award for best actress, was asked: "You look so great today, great dress, what was the process of getting ready?" Lawrence made the best of a bad question. "What was the process? I don't know. I woke up, tried on the dress – it fit, thank God. Took a shower …" She giggled and apologised for her insubstantial answer by explaining that she had just done a shot.
But the art of the incompetent interview reached new heights when Wdsu news anchor Latonya Norton quizzed double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah just...
- 2/28/2013
- by Simon Hattenstone
- The Guardian - Film News
And this is why you always do a quick Wikipedia scan before interviewing someone on live television.
New Orleans news anchor Latonya Norton briefly spoke with runner Mo Farah yesterday after he slayed the competition in that city’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, blazing through the 13.1-mile course in a record 61 minutes. After offering her congratulations, Norton asked Farah, “Now, haven’t you run before?” — apparently ignorant of the fact that the British-Somali track and field star won a pair of gold medals in London during last year’s Olympics.
To his credit, Farah took the whole thing in stride.
New Orleans news anchor Latonya Norton briefly spoke with runner Mo Farah yesterday after he slayed the competition in that city’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, blazing through the 13.1-mile course in a record 61 minutes. After offering her congratulations, Norton asked Farah, “Now, haven’t you run before?” — apparently ignorant of the fact that the British-Somali track and field star won a pair of gold medals in London during last year’s Olympics.
To his credit, Farah took the whole thing in stride.
- 2/26/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
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