Jason Kennedy Backs Up Ashley Graham After Awkward Hugh Grant Oscars Interview: ‘Nonsense’

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Showing his support! Entertainment journalist Jason Kennedy praised Ashley Graham — and slammed Hugh Grant — after the twosome engaged in an interview at the 2023 Oscars.“Don’t worry @ashleygraham … now you see why Hugh Grant isn’t one of our favorites to interview live,” Kennedy, 41 — who is a TV host and producer for E! — wrote via Twitter on Sunday, March 12, following the event. “Well done working around his nonsense.”When a social media user claimed that Graham, 35, should have “kept in mind [Grant’s] history of interviews and been more strategic” with her questions, asking, “Weren’t there any number of other people to speak with?” Kennedy once again came to her defense.“Not the case, it’s pre-produced for a broadcast like that, not her call,” he replied.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesGrant, 62, made headlines on Sunday when he was interviewed by the Sports Illustrated model — who was working as a correspondent for ABC — ahead of the 95th Academy Awards.

The Dungeons and Dragons star delivered short and seemingly curt responses to all of Graham’s questions including her inquiry about his time filming a cameo for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.“Well, I’m barely in it.

I’m in it for about 3 seconds,” he said of role. When she followed up about if he had “fun,” on set, he simply replied, “Almost.” When the A New Model author asked what he was wearing to Hollywood’s big night — referring to the designer of his clothing — the England native responded: “My suit.”There was also some miscommunication between the pair when the Notting Hill star referred to the Oscars as “vanity fair.” Thinking he meant the Vanity Fair Oscars party, which occurs after the ceremony, Graham quipped: “Yes, that’s where