# Hugh Grant and Ashley Graham's Oscars interview

> One reaction repost to the Oscars interview reached 17.8 million X views.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2023-03-12
- Peak date: Week of Mar 13, 2023
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 46 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Controversy, Transgression, Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

ABC aired the interview, then viewers posted clips and jokes on Twitter. TikTok commentary and Instagram reactions followed. Press covered the dispute over Grant’s manners, and Graham responded with her mother’s advice about kindness.

## Timeline

- 2023-03-12 — ABC / Ashley Graham (TV) — ABC aired Graham’s interview with Grant during its Countdown to the Oscars pre-show.
- 2023-03-12 — Jay (@theshamingofjay, now @jaybronious) (X) — Jay posted a critical reaction with a TV photograph at 23:33:36 UTC, the earliest reaction located.
- 2023-03-12 — Sonny Bunch (X) — Sonny Bunch called it the most dismissive interview he had seen at 23:36:40 UTC.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Hugh Grant and Ashley Graham's Oscars interview.” Case HIS-00599. Spread Score v1.2: 46/100. Updated 2026-10-14. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00599