Studio representative clears up Naomi Watts radio walkout
A spokesperson for a U.K. movie firm has denied reports suggesting Naomi Watts walked out of a radio interview while promoting her new movie Diana last week (03Sep13).
The actress was said to have been chatting about the biopic, in which she plays tragic royal Diana, Princess Of Wales, with DJ Simon Mayo, who claimed the star abruptly left their chat with no explanation.
After the alleged incident, Mayo tweeted, "A first for me... as
Naomi Watts walked out of an interview! She seemed a tad
uncomfortable with the questions. Shame."
However, a representative for film company Entertainment One
insists Mayo's account is false.
The rep says, "Simon Mayo acted unprofessionally following an
interview last week with Naomi Watts, star of the film Diana.
"After completing the interview Simon Mayo tweeted that Naomi
walked out on his interview. This was factually incorrect as she
did not walk out and Simon Mayo was not even in the same room
whilst interviewing Naomi."
Mayo maintains he and his team at the BBC's Radio 5 Live have now
been blacklisted by Entertainment One, but he stands by his
story.
He says, "We were not asking any difficult questions as the film is
not about Diana's death. We did not want to talk about Diana's
death... but she obviously felt uncomfortable. As I was asking
questions, Naomi turned to her publicist whispered something in her
ear and she got up and left. We have now been told that the film
company won't let us interview any stars they have in their
movies.
"I have listened back to the tape of the interview and I can see
nothing wrong with it."
Watts has yet to personally comment on the incident.