Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, and Ayo Edebiri's response to an uncomfortable question is going viral

"Getting dressed up to sit at a press day and answer the same questions for hours can be mind-numbing work. But every so often, something happens in that very sterile setting that can jolt a celebrity out of their typical canned answers and into something far more real. That was the case at the Venice Film Festival, where Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, and Ayo Edebiri were promoting their roles in Luca Guadagnino's forthcoming film, "After the Hunt.""

"The psychological drama, which explores themes of consent, sexual violence, marginalization, and privilege, is full of capital-I issues to discuss at a junket, and Italian journalist Federica Polidoro took the opportunity to ask about the impact of recent social movements in the US. "In your opinion, what [have] we lost during the politically correct era," Polidoro asked in the filmed interview for ArtsLife TV, "and what [do] we have to expect in Hollywood after the Me Too movement and the Black Lives Matter [movement] are done?""

"All three actors reacted with visible astonishment; Garfield turned his body to face his costars, and Roberts requested clarification. "Can you repeat that?" Roberts asked, leaning forward to address the interviewer. "With your sunglasses on, I can't tell which of us you're talking to." Polidoro then directed the question specifically toward Roberts and Garfield. "The question was for Julia and Andrew," she said. After slightly rephrasing her question, Roberts replied firmly, "It's not done," before the Emmy-winning "The Bear" star interjected. "I know that that's not for me, and I don't know if it's purposeful if it's not for me,""

A press junket at the Venice Film Festival became tense when an Italian journalist asked what has been lost during the politically correct era and what to expect after MeToo and Black Lives Matter. The question targeted Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield while Ayo Edebiri sat nearby. Both Roberts and Garfield showed visible astonishment; Roberts asked for clarification and noted that the movements are not finished, while Garfield signaled discomfort and distance from the question. The film at the center of the interview grapples with consent, sexual violence, marginalization, and privilege, making the question particularly pointed.

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