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EgyptAir is standing by a writer for its in-flight magazine who penned a bizarre article purportedly based on an interview with American actress Drew Barrymore.
The article, riddled with spelling mistakes and grammatical errors, led with a description of Barrymore as “being unstable in her relationships” and quoted her as saying motherhood was “the most important role in my life”.

In a tweet sent late on Wednesday in response to online criticism, the national carrier thanked author Aida Tekla for “the clarification” in which she claimed the interview was indeed real and took place in New York.

This interview with Drew Barrymore in the Egypt Air in flight magazine is, umm, surreal. pic.twitter.com/fN3lNHXbL0
— Adam Baron (@adammbaron) October 2, 2018

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“This interview with Drew Barrymore in the Egypt Air in flight magazine is, umm, surreal,” journalist and Yemen expert Adam Baron wrote on Twitter.
The post, which included pictures of the three-page interview in the print edition of the magazine, has been liked or shared more than 10,000 times since Baron tweeted it on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for Barrymore told the Huffington Post website the actress “did not participate” in the interview and that her team was “working with the airline PR team”.

Some press reports in the US have suggested the author must have based her article on misinterpretations of a press conference.
But EgyptAir insisted the interview was legitimate.

“This a professional magazine interview conducted by Dr Aida Tekla Former president of the HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association) and one of the voting members of the Golden Globes,” it tweeted back at an aviation journalist who asked whether it was “completely false”.
A spokeswoman for EgyptAir told said on Thursday the article was authentic, without giving further details.

This doesn't negate the fact that the interview with Drew Barrimoor which took place in New York is genuine &far from fake.
As far as Drew we interviewed her several times I saw her grow up before my eyes she is charming and talented.@EGYPTAIR
— Aida (@Aidatakla1) October 3, 2018

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The journalist Tekla also defended the story.
“The interview with Drew Barrimoor (sic) which took place in New York is genuine &far from fake,” she tweeted. “As far as Drew we interviewed her several times I saw her grow up before my eyes she is charming and talented.”
Barrymore shot to fame as a child star in Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film E.T. The Extra Terrestrial and is now starring in the Netflix horror-comedy series Santa Clarita Diet.

The article in EgyptAir’s Horus magazine opens with a commentary on Barrymore’s private life, suggesting she had been “unstable in her relationships most of her life” and that she had been in “almost 17 relationships, engagements and marriages”.
“Psychologists believe that her behaviour is only natural since she lacked the male role model in her life,” it says.

Barrymore’s reported responses to the questions also raised eyebrows.
“I feel overwhelmed when someone tells me that I have regained my image and managed to lose that extra weight,” she was quoted as saying in answer to a question about being overweight due to pregnancy. “I find this a great opportunity to encourage every woman who is overweight to work on regaining her beauty and body.”

Asked about the status of women today, she was quoted as saying: “I cannot deny that women made a great achievement over the past century; there is a significant progress recorded by people who study women status throughout history.”
EgyptAir’s in-flight magazine has Arabic and English sections, but translations are often poor and English-language articles filled with errors.
Associated Press, Agence France-Presse

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EgyptAir stands by bizarre interview with ‘Drew Barrimoor’ star’s spokesperson says never happened

Drew Barrymore at the premiere of the film ‘Going the Distance’ in Los Angeles in August, 2010. Photo: AP

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 22, 2018 shows Drew Barrymore attending Netflix's "Santa Clarita Diet" Season 2 Premiere at The Dome at Arclight Hollywood in Hollywood, California. - EgyptAir stood by its story on October 4, 2018 after US actress Drew Barrymore's agents denied she took part in an interview with the airline's in-flight magazine that went viral over its bizarre content. (Photo by Christopher Polk / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

Actress Drew Barrymore meets "E.T." for the first time in a scene from the 20th anniversary verison of their film "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial". The film, which opens in the United States March 22, features never before seen footage. NO SALES REUTERS/Bruce McBroom/Universal/Handout

FILE--Drew Barrymore laughs as her husband, comedian Tom Green, makes faces at photographers in this April 13, 2001, file photo in New York. Green is divorcing actress Barrymore after less than six months of marriage. Green filed a Superior Court divorce petition Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Barrymore publicist Jennifer Allen said she was unaware of the divorce filing and she was unable to reach the actress. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Drew Barrymore arrives at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards show at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

A passenger reads a newspaper at a departure hall of London's Heathrow terminal as an EgyptAir plane taxis on the tarmac of the airport May 20, 2016 REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis

TO GO WITH STORY SLUGGED: FALL FILMS--Actresses Cameron Diaz, left, Lucy Liu, center, and Drew Barrymore star as the trio of glamorous detectives in the Hollywood big-screen remake of the 1970's television series "Charlie's Angels." The film is slated for release Nov. 3, 2000. (AP Photo/ Columbia-Tri Star, Darren Michaels)

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Hollywood star opens up in chat with reporter in New York for carrier’s in-flight magazine, but Barrymore’s spokesperson denies the two ever met


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EgyptAir stands by bizarre interview with ‘Drew Barrimoor’ star’s spokesperson says never happened

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Hollywood star opens up in chat with reporter in New York for carrier’s in-flight magazine, but Barrymore’s spokesperson denies the two ever met