Bizarre, cringeworthy 'interview' with Drew Barrymore goes viral
A fake interview with Drew Barrymore featured in an in-flight magazine is going viral after a confused passenger tweeted photos of the cringeworthy “quotes.”
During a flight to Egypt, writer and political analyst Adam Baron came across an “interview” featuring the Hollywood star in EgyptAir’s in-flight magazine, Horus. Sensing something was amiss, Baron tweeted images of the article calling it “surreal.”
Surreal? Sure. Ridiculous? Absolutely.
In its first sentence, the article begins by offensively recounting Barrymore’s dating history and inaccurately stating that the actress, producer and entrepreneur was taking an indefinite leave from acting.
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“Despite being unstable in her relationships most of her life, despite the several unsuccessful marriages and despite the busy life of stardom that dominated her life for several years; the beautiful American Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore has recently decided to temporary [sic] take an unlimited vacation to play her most crucial role as a mother.”
It all goes downhill from there, as the author of the article, Aida Tekla attempts to psychoanalyze Barrymore’s dating behaviour. She writes, “It is known that Barrymore has had almost 17 relationships, engagements and marriages.” The article declares that psychologists say “her behaviour is only natural since she lacked the male role model in her life after her parents’ divorce when she was only 9 years.”
The article doesn’t stop there, saying, “Ever since that time, she has been subconsciously seeking attention and care from a male figure; but unfortunately things do not always go as planned and she has not yet succeeded in any relationship for various reasons.”
Umm. What?
Barrymore’s representatives have stated that the star “did not participate” in an interview with Horus and that they are “working with the airline PR team.”
According to the article, Barrymore has said she will refrain from working until her daughters, 6-year-old Olive and 4-year-old Frankie “can depend on themselves.”
With multiple film and television projects currently in the works, things become equally bizarre when the topic turns to women’s rights.
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The article quotes Barrymore as saying, “I cannot deny that women made a great achievement over [the] past century, there is significant progress recorded by people who study women status throughout history. This is naturally reflected on women in the west who will not be satisfied unless they gain the rights they deserve to the society. This is especially true since women exert tremendous efforts that men are incapable of exerting due to their numerous commitments and obligations.”
The erroneous article goes on to discuss Barrymore’s “extra weight.” It reads, “I feel overwhelmed when someone tells me that I have regained my image and managed to lose that extra weight, especially that I felt depressed due to the significant increase in my weight after delivering Frankie. 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.”
Baron spoke to Insider about what happened when he came across the article.
“The combination of language and tone is astounding; it kind of upends the traditional fluffy celebrity by just, like, throwing mad shade at her. That was just completely surreal to me,” he said. “The photos are just amazing as well — and such an odd contrast to the often-dark tenor of the interview.”
Despite Barrymore’s reps denying the article, EgyptAir has doubled-down on it’s authenticity. The official EgyptAir Twitter account replied to a tweet mocking the interview writing, “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.”
Dr. Aida Takla-O’Reilly, was the president of the HFPA in 2012, not the Aida Tekla listed in the article byline. At the time of publication, Dr. Takla-O’Reilly has not issued a comment on the article.
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