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Lupita Nyong’o Says Movie Press Junkets Are a ‘Torture Technique’ and It’s ‘Irritating’ Having to Give an ‘Articulate Answer’ to the Same Questions


Lupita Nyong’o says film press junkets are "irritating" because you get asked the same question over and over again.

During an interview with Glamour magazine, the Oscar winner was asked about what irritates her most about being an actor. Recent Oscar winner Cillian Murphy told GQ magazine in February that press tours (complete with red-carpet interviews and junkets) are not a great model and he’d much prefer to let the movies do the heavy promotional lifting. “It’s a broken model,” he said of Hollywood’s press tour system, admitting that he was somewhat relieved when the SAG-AFTRA strike began just ahead of “Oppenheimer’s” opening weekend as it meant no more press opportunities for a certain amount of time.

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