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Saoirse Ronan breaks her silence on her awkward exchange with Paul Mescal as she 'urges more women to speak out'


Saoirse Ronan has broken her silence on the 'wild' reaction to her awkward exchange with Paul Mescal on The Graham Norton Show.

The actress set social media alight during Friday's appearance on the show when she made a remark about gender-based violence while sat alongside an otherwise all-male panel of Paul, Denzel Washington and Eddie Redmayne. Saoirse sparked a viral frenzy when she made a quip about self-defence alongside the all-male panel of guests, having minutes earlier appeared to shut down Paul for laughing while she spoke to Graham. In the Gladiator sequel, Paul takes on the role of Roman Empire Lucius Verus, the grown-up son of Lucilla, portrayed as a child in the Oscar-winning original from 2000 starring Russell Crowe.

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