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Saoirse Ronan on ‘Wild’ Reaction to Viral Comment About Women’s Safety

Saoirse Ronan discussed the response to her viral comment about women's safety that silenced Paul Mescal and Eddie Redmayne on 'Graham Norton.'

In a new interview on the Ryan Tubridy Show on Virgin Radio UK, Ronan called the reaction “wild,” adding, “It’s definitely not something that I had expected, and I didn’t necessarily set out to sort of make a splash.” Redmayne had been talking about how he learned to use a phone to fend off an attacker while filming his new series, The Day of the Jackal, leading to a round of incredulous jokes from the predominantly male panelists. The actress said she was speaking with someone who worked on her new film, Blitz, who told her that, while discussing the Norton clip with some female friends and her husband, the women all mentioned the “fake phone call” — a safety precaution tactic while walking alone.

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