Fake News Alert: Drew Barrymore’s viral interview
It began with a rocky start, the question and answer style being full of grammatical errors, suspicious-sounding quotes, and even some blatant sexism.
The legitimacy of the interview, published in EgyptAir’s in-flight magazine ‘Horus’, was called out for sounding bizarre, and definitely not like the Drew we all know and adore. It has gone viral for containing content with rather interesting, not to mention downright offensive, undertones.
Beginning with a rocky start, the question and answer style is full of grammatical errors, suspicious-sounding quotes, and even some blatant sexism. Focusing on her past romantic affairs and “unsuccessful marriages”, the article claims her to be unstable in most relationships and says that her “behavior is only natural since she lacked the male role model in her life after her parents’ divorce when she was only 9 years.”
Adam Baron, a bewildered reader, political analyst, and EgyptAir passenger, posted about the interview on social media, causing it to start trending almost instantly. Barrymore’s team rose to action instantly, denying that the Hollywood start had ever sat down with the magazine.
A spokesperson for Barrymore told HuffPost that the actress hadn’t participated in the interview and that her team was in now in touch and working with the PR team.
One of the numerous, off-sounding quotes was Barrymore’s response to the question “A few years ago, after your last delivery, you gained several kilograms that even your fans accused you of being overweight and neglecting your weight. Today I see you have returned to your previous graceful body; what is your secret?”
They even had the audacity to further provide “Drew’s” answer, apparently given with a smile, “I feel overwhelmed when someone tells me that I have regained my image and managed to lose that extra weight. However, I find this a great opportunity to encourage every woman who is overweight to work on regaining her beauty and body, especially that it is not as hard as one may think; it is all about determination and following the appropriate diet under the supervision of a physician.”
Talk about infuriating.
EgyptAir chose to defend the publication of this article with the author, Aida Takla, confirming on Twitter that she wrote the article and it was further edited by the magazine, denying the allegations of it being “fake”.
It is noted that the previously mentioned publications are authorized to edit the final version of the interviews, according to adjustments required by the magazines in regards to size of the article without altering the core of the content… (continued) @EGYPTAIR
— Aida (@Aidatakla1) October 3, 2018
This doesn't negate the fact that the interview with Drew Barrimoor which took place in New York is genuine &far from fake.
As far as Drew we interviewed her several times I saw her grow up before my eyes she is charming and talented.@EGYPTAIR— Aida (@Aidatakla1) October 3, 2018
Did anybody else notice Barrymore’s name spelled incorrectly in the tweet? Yeah…totally feels legit.
Eventually, it came out that although Barrymore never participated in an interview with EgyptAir, a journalist who is a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association sometimes supplies articles to EgyptAir.
And who was this journalist, we wonder…
Aida Tekla.
Dear sir, this a professional magazine interview conducted by Dr. Aida Tekla Former president of the HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association) and one of the voting members of the Golden Globes.
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) October 3, 2018
