John Green defends Cara Delevingne amidst controversy following an intense, awkward and disastrous interview on TV, which quickly became viral.
Earlier this week, Cara Delevingne became the center of criticism by three TV interviewers during the promotional trail for her new movie based on John Green's novel, "Paper Towns."
During the interview for "Good Day Sacramento", Delevingne, whom the anchors referred to as "Carla," was asked aggravating questions, which the supermodel did not like.
Irritating Delevingne further, the interviewers asked if the supermodel has read John Green's book before doing the movie.
"No, I never read the book or the script. I just winged it," Delevingne answered sarcastically.
After hitting back at the interviewers, Delevingne was told that she "needed to take a nap."
Now, "Paper Towns" author John Green defends Cara Delevingne in a blog post, dated July 30.
"I am friends with Cara, and the author of the book in question. I spent more than a month with her on tour in Europe and the U.S., and I watched as again and again, she was asked this question," Green wrote of whether or not Cara has read the book.
The author also points out that the issue is how the question was thrown at the supermodel.
"Cara has read the book (multiple times), but the question is annoying - not least because her male costar, Nat Wolff, was almost always asked when he'd read the book, while Cara was almost always asked she'd read it," Green said.
Green, who also wrote last year's summer blockbuster "The Fault in Our Stars," pointed out that there are more important things in the world than to dwell on "these junket interviews."
He also put into context how frustrating Nat Wolff (Delevingne's co-star) finds "who's the best kisser" questions.
"Nat gently explains that he doesn't answer questions about kissing, because the women he works with should be talked about for their performances in the film not for their kissing," Green wrote.
Meanwhile, to those who call Delevingne "entitled" after seeing the interview, Green had this to say:
"Cara, however, refuses to stick to the script. She refuses to indulge lazy questions and refuses to turn herself into an automaton to get through long days of junketry. I don't find that behavior entitled or haughty. I find it admirable. Cara Delevingne doesn't exist to feed your narrative or your news feed - and that's precisely why she's so fucking interesting."
