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Brit actress Claire Foy says she ‘wasn’t offended’ after fans slam Adam Sandler for touching her leg
BRIT actress Claire Foy has insisted she wasn't offended by Adam Sandler placing his hand on her leg during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show.
Many took to the social media site to criticise the Hollywood actor following the "awkward" interview in which he repeatedly rested his hand on The Crown star's knee.
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But a spokesman for the actor, 51, has claimed his tactile gesture has been "blown out of proportion".
And a representative for Claire Foy, 33, echoed Sandler's comments, claiming she had not been upset by the actor, explaining: "We don't believe anything was intended by Adam's gesture and it has caused no offence to Claire."
The brief exchange came as the pair sat alongside Emma Thompson and Cara Delevingne on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show .
Claire seemed uncomfortable as Adam rested his hand on her knee, before eventually placing hers over his - seemingly to alert him to the fact he'd done it.
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But when an oblivious Adam failed to realise her discomfort, Claire moved his hand back to his own leg.
Unfortunately her efforts to pat away his hand went unnoticed, and he soon returned it back on her knee.
Emma Thompson, who was also a guest on the show, appeared then to look confused at why Adam kept touching Claire's knee throughout the awkward encounter.
Adam, meanwhile, seemed oblivious to what was happening, as he carried on telling a story to the audience with a story.
But he didn't stop there, he also touched Emma's leg, his co-star in the new Netflix film The Meyerwitz Stories.
Fans vented on Twitter, with one saying: "Claire Foy replacing Adam Sandler’s hand onto his own knee rather than hers, was the perfect “haha dont touch me again” move #GrahamNorton"
While another said: "Adam Sandler has no social awareness of how awkward he seemed to be making Emma Thompson and Claire Foy #stoptouching #GrahamNorton".
One tweeted: "With all that's happening did I just see Claire Foy looking a little distressed at Adam Sandler's hands all over her knee?'"
Another viewer fumed: "Adam Sandler touching Claire Foy’s knee for no reason, she put his hand back, he then does it again, she looked rightly p***** off."
While one wrote: "Felt very uncomfortable watching Adam repeatedly put his unwanted hand on the knee of Claire Foy."
It comes as Hollywood was left reeling from the Harvey Weinstein scandal, with a string of A-listers accusing the mogul of sex crimes - including a number of rape allegations.
The FBI and police in New York and London have all opened investigations into Weinstein, with one cop calling him a “super-predator”.
Emma Thompson spoke out against the sleazy producer, saying he was at "the top of the ladder of a system of harassment and belitting and bullying".
She also compared him to vile Jimmy Savile, and said Weinstein is just the “tip of the iceberg” of what goes on in the movie business.
Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra is the latest star to make allegations against Weinstein – claiming he “violently raped” her in the 1990s after dropping her off following a party, the reports.
And Daryl Hannah says her career suffered following a series of encounters with Weinstein – including one where he “burst in like a raging bull” when she was staying in a hotel room.
Model Cara Delevinge, who also appeared on the show, has also told how Weinstein once tried to force her into a threesome.
Weinstein has denied allegations of non-consensual sex.
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