Gillian Anderson almost turned down the role of journalist Emily Maitlis. The Netflix film will tell the story of how the BBC landed the Prince Andrew interview about Jeffrey Epstein.
Gillian Anderson almost turned down the opportunity to recreate Prince Andrew's 'cringeworthy' BBC interview regarding allegations of sexual misconduct and his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Anderson, who also starred in 'The Crown,' said the role of journalist Emily Maitlis seemed 'incredibly daunting.' Maitlis interviewed the Duke of York for the BBC days before Prince Andrew would abandon his public royal duties.
Well, you may not know Emily that well over here, but she's a household name in the U.K., and she has a podcast now,' Anderson explained. 'She used to work for 'Newsnight' for the BBC for a very long time. And she's an incredibly formidable journalist and woman who is in our midst all the time.' 'The idea of playing somebody that was so familiar and so alive, felt incredibly daunting.
Prince Andrew was interviewed for 'Newsnight' in 2019 where he spoke on touchy topics such as allegations of sexual assault from Virginia Giuffre, then Virginia Roberts.
Andrew also denied the sexual assault allegations that had long plagued him – saying he did not have sex with Giuffre when she was 17 years old. 'It didn't happen. I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened. I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever,' the Duke of York said in his interview. Prince Andrew later settled a lawsuit brought against him by Giuffre for an undisclosed sum in February 2022.
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