Hugh Grant brought about a social media stir after the British actor appeared disinterested throughout his cringeworthy interview with Ashley Graham on the on Sunday evening. The mannequin, 34, took the backlash in her stride as she appeared unbothered by the furore.
It comes after Hugh, 62, didn't present any straightforward solutions on the pink carpet to the questions put ahead by Ashley, 34.
Reflecting on the awkward Oscars encounter, the mannequin turned interviewer took the excessive highway after being quizzed about it at LAX airport on Monday.
When requested by TMZ about their chat, Ashley replied: "My mama instructed me to kill folks with kindness. So there you go."
She went on to say she had a "lot of enjoyable" on the Oscars bash however her "toes damage" as she walked by means of the airport together with her husband Justin Ervin.
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The interview sparked a social media divide with many individuals branding Hugh "impolite".
Trevor Scott penned: "Wow @ashleygraham simply earned her paycheck on that interview with Hugh Grant. She was gracious and chronic by means of his apparent want to not be there. Why conform to an interview when you have little interest in taking part??"
Billy quizzed: "Why did he conform to be interviewed?"
Ruth commented: "He was so impolite to Ashley Graham on the pink carpet, full with a watch roll. Possibly he ought to keep dwelling if he is too good for his trade of selection."
Jensy claimed: "Dialogue of the Hugh Grant Vs Ashley Graham interview actually captures the break up between our two nations.
"Man makes bone dry, acerbic feedback, with references to classical literature, in response to ordinary questions. Accused of being impolite by US voices, and iconic by UK ones."
Ken Regan tweeted: "Sadly I watched that 'interview' and several other others achieved by the pink carpet hosts. Ashley Graham’s & the entire hosts' questions had been asinine drivel. Hugh Grant merely wasn’t concerned with speaking about his tuxedo. Go determine."
Sim Sensible wrote: "That Ashley Graham/Hugh Grant interview is a lesson in what occurs if you poorly put together in your celeb interviews. She requested benign, dumb questions and received the identical in return. No sympathy, she got here throughout simply as poorly as he did."
The 4 Weddings and a Funeral star saved his solutions temporary earlier than branding the Oscars as a "self-importance honest" in a quip on the Academy Awards annual afterparty.
Ashley started: "Hugh Grant you're a veteran of the Oscars and you've got been right here a number of occasions. What's your favorite factor about coming right here to the Oscars?"
After a delayed response, Hugh stated: "Properly... um... it is fascinating. The entire of humanity are right here. It is a self-importance honest."
Not showing to get his joke Ashley replied: "Oh sure. It is all about Vainness Truthful," in reference to the Oscars celebration.
She added: "That is the place we let unfastened and have a little bit of enjoyable."
Throughout the cringeworthy chat, the mannequin requested who the actor was trying ahead to seeing scoop an Academy Award, with Hugh commenting "nobody particularly".
Ashley thanked Hugh earlier than he walked off and the actor then rolled his eyes.
The awkward chat has since been making the rounds on social media with addressing the Oscars viral second in his newest column.