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| EgyptAir magazine apologises for bizarre Drew Barrymore article | EgyptAir magazine apologises for bizarre Drew Barrymore article |
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| The inflight magazine of Egypt’s national airline has apologised over a bizarre article purportedly based on an interview with actor Drew Barrymore that sparked an online furore. | The inflight magazine of Egypt’s national airline has apologised over a bizarre article purportedly based on an interview with actor Drew Barrymore that sparked an online furore. |
| The interview in Horus magazine, which many readers said they believed was fabricated, rapidly drew attention after being posted on Twitter by political analyst Adam Baron. | The interview in Horus magazine, which many readers said they believed was fabricated, rapidly drew attention after being posted on Twitter by political analyst Adam Baron. |
| Its opening paragraph, which many readers believed was offensive to the actor, drew scorn for its clumsy phrasing and insensitivity. | Its opening paragraph, which many readers believed was offensive to the actor, drew scorn for its clumsy phrasing and insensitivity. |
| Drew Barrymore 'did not participate' in bizarre Egyptair interview, representatives claim | Drew Barrymore 'did not participate' in bizarre Egyptair interview, representatives claim |
| “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.” | “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.” |
| This interview with Drew Barrymore in the Egypt Air in flight magazine is, umm, surreal. pic.twitter.com/fN3lNHXbL0 | This interview with Drew Barrymore in the Egypt Air in flight magazine is, umm, surreal. pic.twitter.com/fN3lNHXbL0 |
| After the article first attracted attention, the Huffington Post quoted a spokesperson for Barrymore saying she “did not participate” in the article and that her team was “working with the airline PR team”. | After the article first attracted attention, the Huffington Post quoted a spokesperson for Barrymore saying she “did not participate” in the article and that her team was “working with the airline PR team”. |
| Barrymore’s representatives did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. | Barrymore’s representatives did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. |
| The editor-in-chief of Horus magazine and the head of Ahram advertising agency that publishes it released a letter suggesting the problem lay in the translation of the interview from English to Arabic and back again, but stopped short of admitting Barrymore’s quotes had been invented. | The editor-in-chief of Horus magazine and the head of Ahram advertising agency that publishes it released a letter suggesting the problem lay in the translation of the interview from English to Arabic and back again, but stopped short of admitting Barrymore’s quotes had been invented. |
| “We apologise for any misunderstanding that might be interpreted as an offence to the great artist,” they wrote. | “We apologise for any misunderstanding that might be interpreted as an offence to the great artist,” they wrote. |
| The bylined journalist, Aida Takla, tweeted on 3 October that the magazine may have heavily edited her piece but: “This doesn’t negate the fact that the interview with Drew Barrimoor [sic] which took place in New York is genuine & far from fake.” | The bylined journalist, Aida Takla, tweeted on 3 October that the magazine may have heavily edited her piece but: “This doesn’t negate the fact that the interview with Drew Barrimoor [sic] which took place in New York is genuine & far from fake.” |
| Takla said she had interviewed the star “several times”. | Takla said she had interviewed the star “several times”. |
| This doesn't negate the fact that the interview with Drew Barrimoor which took place in New York is genuine &far from fake.As far as Drew we interviewed her several times I saw her grow up before my eyes she is charming and talented.@EGYPTAIR | This doesn't negate the fact that the interview with Drew Barrimoor which took place in New York is genuine &far from fake.As far as Drew we interviewed her several times I saw her grow up before my eyes she is charming and talented.@EGYPTAIR |
| The editor and publisher did not directly answer claims the interview had been fabricated but said all material submitted in a foreign language was translated into Arabic and then into English. | The editor and publisher did not directly answer claims the interview had been fabricated but said all material submitted in a foreign language was translated into Arabic and then into English. |
| As for the opening paragraphs of the article, which attracted so much criticism, the publisher said an article’s introduction could be a “product of the editor’s creativity on the condition that it contains no information that is contrary to the truth”. | As for the opening paragraphs of the article, which attracted so much criticism, the publisher said an article’s introduction could be a “product of the editor’s creativity on the condition that it contains no information that is contrary to the truth”. |
| “We are about to investigate this by checking thoroughly the source material that the translator depended on to write the interview,” they said. | “We are about to investigate this by checking thoroughly the source material that the translator depended on to write the interview,” they said. |
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