A journalist who recently shared an incredibly tense interview with Anne Hathaway from 2012 has followed up on the incident, explaining that the actress has since apologised.
Here is the latest on the situation, if you need catching up.
Anne Hathaway’s tense interview goes viral
This whole saga began back in 2012 with journalist Kjersti Flaa interviewing the cast of Les Misérables.
Kjersti shared a clip from the junket, featuring her failed attempt to joke around with Anne. In the now-viral video, Kjersti mentions to Anne that she would like to do the first question in a singing voice.
“I was going to ask you to do the first question in singing. Can I sing it to you and you sing can sing back the answer?” She laughed.
Anne replied, “Well, I won’t be doing that. But you’re more than welcome to sing.”
From there, it appears the rest of the interview went down the toilet.
Kjersti asked Anne, “Do you feel that love was more passionate back then?” Followed by, “Do you remember your first crush?”
Anne responded to both with a simple “no”. She didn’t offer any further context on her answers.
@kjerstiflaa This didn’t go as planned. 🫣Watch my lateat episode on YouTube where i go down memory lane showing another cringe interview. Link in bio ⬆️ #annehathaway #foryou #celebritytiktok ♬ original sound – Flaawsome Talk
For comparison’s sake, Kjersti went on the share clips of her attempts at the singing-question-bit with Anne’s Les Misérables co-stars.
In almost every case – including the likes of Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried and Hugh Jackman – they obliged and sang back to the journalist. Even if they didn’t sing, like in the case of Samantha Barks, they responded with a kind giggle.
@kjerstiflaa To follow up on the Anne Hathaway video. This is how her co stars reacted. I know asking the actors to sing was a bit risky, but I love how they were all such good sports. Watch more on my YouTube channel. Link in bio ⬆️ #foryou #celebritytiktok #interview ♬ original sound – Flaawsome Talk
The whole thing resulted in a wave of criticism for Anne, with folks commenting in droves on TikTok.
One fan wrote, “Why is everyone so rude to this interviewer” – seemingly referring to another uncomfortable celebrity interaction for Kjersti, in which Blake Lively appeared to reject the journalist’s congratulations on “her little bump”.
Another shared, “Oh no! I kinda liked Anne Hathaway. That spoiled it.”
Admittedly, however, there were many who questioned the cause of Anne’s response.
“It’s so strange, usually Anne Hathaway is so sweet, why was she so angry?” One fan shared.
Others questioned whether the line of questioning was at fault.
Kjersti shares an update from Anne
In the hours since Anne’s interview went public, there has been an update from Kjersti.
The journalist shared that Anne’s publicist had been in touch, forwarding a “long” email from Anne herself in which she explained the background to her behaviour during the 2012 interview and apologised for the incident.
“It was so touching to me. Just talking about it makes me teary-eyed because I was just so grateful that she did that,” Kjersti said in a follow-up video.
@kjerstiflaa Anne Hathaway just apologized to me for the 2012 interview. Watch full video on YouTube – link in bio ⬆️ #annehathaway #foryou ♬ original sound – Flaawsome Talk
While she didn’t share what was in the email, Kjersti said it was a “very personal note” and that Anne went on to invite the journalist to interview her for her upcoming movie in May.
The power of an apology, hey? Guess we’ll have to wait and see if Kjersti receives the same from Blake.
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