Jul 29, 2015 03:59 PM EDT
Paper Town actress Cara Delevingne was not having it during an interview for Good Day Sacramento. The model-turned-actress was clearly annoyed at the hosts, who weren't acting so cheerily themselves. Now a debate is raging: Should Delevingne or the hosts be criticized for their behavior?
Delevingne was interviewed on the local show via satellite from New York City the morning after the premiere of Paper Towns. The hosts didn't start strong, introducing Delevingne as "Carla." Their first question wasn't exactly generous either: They asked Delevingne if she had actually read the John Green book that Paper Towns is based on. Delevingne was not amused.
"No, I didn't read the book -- or the script, actually. I kinda winged it," Delevingne answered dryly.
She quickly followed up that she had, of course, read the book, calling it "amazing" and telling viewers to read Green's books.
The next question wasn't so hot either. Another host asked if she kept herself busy because otherwise she would have trouble focusing. Delevingne was visibly confused by that question.
"I don't know where that comes from," Delevingne said. She went on to explain that her so-called busy schedule was easy to keep up with as she was following her passion.
"I wanted to do this since I was young, so it's not too hard," she said.
The interview went downhill from there, as the hosts continued asking dubious questions and Delevingne continued to be sarcastic and dry.
Finally, one host rambled about how much he loved Paper Towns, before saying that Delevingne seemed "a lot more excited" about the movie a few weeks ago and asking if she was exhausted.
"You do seem a bit irritated," one host added. "Perhaps it's just us."
"Yeah, I think it's just you," Delevingne responded.
The interview was cut short and the hosts immediately started mocking Delevingne.
"You make $5 million for six weeks of work, you can pretend to talk to Good Day Sacramento with some 'oomph'!" said one host.
Now people from across entertainment have been weighing in, arguing if Delevingne's sulky behavior was warranted or not.
Some, like Andrew Pulver at The Guardian, said that press junkets are "pretty grim," so Delevingne should be cut some slack. New York Magazine called the interview "condescending."
Over at The View, Whoopi Goldberg and Nicolle Wallace said Delevingne should have played along with the interview and just gone through it with a smile.
Fellow actors, including Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams and Scrubs' Zach Braff took to Twitter in support of Delevingne, saying that she hadn't been asked questions that warranted decent responses.
Good for you @Caradelevingne Ask a lazy question, get a lazy answer.
— Maisie Williams (@Maisie_Williams) July 29, 2015
@Caradelevingne or how it's condescending to ask an actress if she's read the book. — Zach Braff (@zachbraff) July 29, 2015
As for Delevingne, she chalked it up to a cultural misunderstanding:
Some people just don't understand sarcasm or the British sense of humour
— Cara Delevingne (@Caradelevingne) July 29, 2015
What do you think?
