By now, Cara Delevingne's interview with Good Day Sacramento has become infamous.
From accidentally calling the actress/model by the wrong name ("Carla"), to commenting on how tired and disinterested she looked, the whole scenario turned from a strained Q&A about the movie Paper Towns to a straight-up debacle. Soon, the entire Internet was referring to the incident as " painfully awkward."
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Plenty of outlets chose to voice an opinion on the interview, either siding with Delevingne against the news anchors, or calling her out as a spoiled brat. Even the women on The View were debating whether or not the actress was on her period when she gave the interview (yes, seriously).
John Green, the author of the book that is the basis for the movie Paper Towns, wrote a piece for Medium in response to the media frenzy. In the post, Green sticks up for Delevingne, noting that the banal questions asked during press tours can become grating — especially when they smack of sexism:
I am friends with Cara, and the author of the book in question. I spent more than a month with her on tour in Europe and the U.S., and I watched as again and again, she was asked this question. Cara has read the book (multiple times), but the question is annoying — not least because her male costar, Nat Wolff, was almost always asked when he’d read the book, while Cara was almost always asked if she’d read it.
Green insists that part of Delevingne's appeal is that she doesn't play by the rules. If she's not impressed with the questions being asked, she probably won't fake a smile and indulge them:
She refuses to indulge lazy questions and refuses to turn herself into an automaton to get through long days of junketry. I don’t find that behavior entitled or haughty. I find it admirable. Cara Delevingne doesn’t exist to feed your narrative or your news feed — and that’s precisely why she’s so fucking interesting.
As for Delevingne, she's keeping her cool, and chalks the failed interview up to mismatched senses of humor.
Some people just don't understand sarcasm or the British sense of humour— Cara Delevingne (@Caradelevingne) July 29, 2015
And yes, in case you were worried: Zach Braff agrees.
@Caradelevingne or how it's condescending to ask an actress if she's read the book.— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) July 29, 2015
And because there must always be a response to the response according to the new world order, Delevingne tweeted Green's quote without being aware of its source.
Whoever said this! Thank you so much! pic.twitter.com/PyshC8DqNG— Cara Delevingne (@Caradelevingne) July 30, 2015
So Green was sure to get proper credit for, once again, writing words that Delevingne wanted to share with the world.
@Caradelevingne That was me! July 30, 2015
@johngreen thank you so much john!! I just read the article and it made me want to cry! You are so special!! I am so happy I know you x— Cara Delevingne (@Caradelevingne) July 30, 2015
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