A clip of Hugh Grant's curt responses in an Oscars red-carpet interview with Ashley Graham is blowing up as people try to figure out why he seems annoyed to be there

• An interview between Ashley Graham and Hugh Grant during the Oscars has gone viral.
• Grant's curt responses were labeled "rude" by some, while others speculated it was a miscommunication.
• The clip has circulated on Twitter and TikTok as viewers discuss what they think caused the tension.

A clip of model Ashley Graham interviewing actor Hugh Grant at the 2023 Academy Awards is causing a stir online as viewers got the impression he didn't want to be there.

During a pre-show segment on the red carpet at the Oscars on Sunday, the ABC Live broadcast cut to an interview between Graham and the "Love Actually" star.

At the start of the clip, which was re-uploaded to Twitter by several users, Graham could be seen standing beside Grant as she asked him a series of questions. After describing Grant as a "veteran of the Oscars" she asked what his favorite thing about attending was. In response, Grant looked around and laughed before he said the event was "fascinating" adding "the whole of humanity is here. It's Vanity Fair."

—Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) March 12, 2023

Graham also asked Grant if he was excited to see anyone win, to which he replied, "No one in particular." When asked what he was wearing, he curtly replied, "Just my suit." 

Graham proceeded to ask how it felt to appear in the 2022 movie "Glass Onion'' which was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, to which Grant replied, "Well I'm barely in it. I'm in it for about three seconds." When asked if he still had fun on the film, he answered, "Almost." 

At the end of the interview, Graham thanked Grant and said it was nice speaking to him, to which he simply replied, "yeah" before he looked around, raised his eyebrows, and walked away.

Many viewers questioned Grant's attitude, and asked why he agreed to the interview if he wasn't willing to give more meaningful answers, labeling him "rude and dismissive" and saying the whole thing was "pretty weird" and one of the "worst Oscars interviews ever."

—Michael L (@Luevano1) March 12, 2023

A Twitter user who goes by @bubbaprog shared the clip alongside a tweet that read, "hugh grant wants no part of this dumb shit." The post received over 5.6 million views, 32,100 likes, and a mixed reaction to the actor's attitude in the comments, with some placing the blame on Graham's questions.

A number of tweets suggested Graham's response to Grant saying the Oscars are "Vanity Fair" — in which she seemed to think he was referring to the magazine's afterparty — was a miscommunication, as Grant may have been referring to the 1848 novel by the same name written by William Makepeace Thackeray which satirizes 19th century British society. The term "vanity fair" can also be used to describe "the social life of a community, especially of a great city, or the world in general, considered as symbolizing worldly frivolity."

—Katherine Singh (@katherineesingh) March 12, 2023

The clip also circulated on TikTok, where it was posted by various users and received hundreds of thousands of views. Some users have also reacted to the interview and added commentary about what they would have done differently if they were the interviewer.

Grant co-presented the Oscar for Best Production Design at the 2023 event, alongside actor Andie MacDowell who he starred with in the 1994 movie "Four Weddings and a Funeral." It was awarded to the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front."

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