A journalist from Australia was left feeling betrayed “mortified”After he committed an interview violation that eventually led to his TV station losing the Adele interview.
Matt Doran of Channel Seven traveled 10,000 miles from Sydney, Australia to London on November 4, to interview Adele about the upcoming album. 30 – only to admit to the hitmaker that he hadn’t actually listened to her album ahead of talking to her about it.
This confession, as you can see, went down with the It’s easy with meThis is a singer who was apparently offended by it.
Adele had asked his opinion about the new album following its release, according to reports. Weekend Sunrise host hadn’t asked any questions about it, The Daily Telegraph reported.
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Despite the 30-minute interview being filmed, Adele’s label Sony has reportedly denied Channel Seven permission to air it. This is a big blow for Channel Seven since they had been the only outlet in Australia to get a sit-down interview with the star and it was said to be part of a package deal costing £539,065 (nearly $1m AUD) which also gave the network right to CBC TV special Adele: One Night Only
As a result there has been backlash from Adele fans, music lovers and fellow journalists over Doran’s error.
Others saw the funny side to the situation, with some comparing Doran’s interview to the improvised press junket interview in rom-com film Notting Hill where Hugh Grant’s character William Thacker has to do to talk to actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), where he pretends to be from magazine The Horse and Hound and has no idea what Scott’s movie is about.
Doran has since apologized for his error and explained why. The AustralianNewspaper that he was “mortified and unequivocally apologetic” and hadn’t realised a link to the album was attached to the email he received about the interview beforehand.
“I have since discovered it was sent to me as an ‘e card’ link, which I somehow missed upon landing in London. “It was an oversight but not a deliberate snub,”He spoke to The Australian newspaper. “This is the most important email I have ever missed.”
Television also denied claims that Adele had stopped the interview because he made the mistake. “Adele didn’t storm out. In fact, it was the polar opposite. What was meant to be 20 minutes was extended to 29 minutes.”
Although Doran was not available for broadcast on the weekend, he denied reports that he was “formally”Channel Seven has suspended him because of his error.
On top of all this, Doran isn’t the only Matt Doran who has been received flack over his inaction.
An unfortunate coincidence has seen a number of critical tweets flooded to an ABC political reporter, who goes under the same name. Weekend Sunrise host.
He seemed to be able to handle the confusion and joked about a snarky Adele song: “Go easy on me…”
However, not everyone gets the joke.
Indy100For comment, Adele contacted Channel Seven and Sony.