Adam Sandler blasted after repeatedly touching Claire Foy's knee

Adam Sandler blasted after repeatedly touching Claire Foy's knee

Viewers of “The Graham Norton Show” hit out last night after Adam Sandler repeatedly touched actress Claire Foy‘s knee during an interview, leaving her looking extremely uncomfortable.

Fans immediately took Twitter to question why the Hollywood actor kept resting his hand on The Crown star's knee.

Looking uncomfortable, Claire in the end put her hand over his to show him that she had noticed him resting his hand there.

Unfortunately her efforts to pat away his hand went unnoticed, and he soon placed 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 Meyerowitz 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."

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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."

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Claire Foy replacing Adam Sandler’s hand onto his own knee rather than hers, was the perfect “haha dont touch me again” move#GrahamNorton

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Adam Sandler has no social awareness of how awkward he seemed to be making Emma Thompson and Claire Foy#stoptouching #GrahamNorton

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Fortunately for Sandler, Foy released a statement after the backlash explaining that she took no offense from the actor's gesture.

"We don't believe anything was intended by Adam's gesture, and it has caused no offense to Claire," a spokesperson for the actress told Page Six.

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”.

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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 New Yorker reports.

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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.

A spokesman for Sandler described the actor's actions as a "friendly gesture".

Weinstein has denied allegations of non-consensual sex.

Anthony Rapp says Kevin Spacey made sexual advance toward him when he was 14

“Star Trek: Discovery” and “Rent” actor Anthony Rapp said in a report Sunday night that he was 14 years old when actor Kevin Spacey made a sexual advance toward him, the latest in a wave of sexual abuse accusations across Hollywood.

Rapp told Buzzfeed News that in 1986, Spacey, a fellow Broadway actor at the time, invited Rapp to his apartment for a party. Later in the evening, Spacey, then 26, allegedly “picked Rapp up, placed him on his bed, and climbed on top of him, making a sexual advance,” according to the report.

“He was trying to seduce me,” Rapp recalled. “I don’t know if I would have used that language. But I was aware that he was trying to get with me sexually.”

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Rapp recalled he pushed Spacey off of him, went to a bathroom and closed the door, thinking: “What is happening?” He told Spacey he had to go home, to which he allegedly asked if he was “sure” he wanted to do that.

A representative for Spacey did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.

“I still to this day can’t wrap my head around so many aspects of it,” Rapp told Buzzfeed. “It’s just deeply confusing to me.”

Rapp, who came forward less than a month after accusations against mega-producer Harvey Weinstein led to his Hollywood downfall, said he decided to speak out “not to simply air a grievance … but to try to shine another light on the decades of behavior that have been allowed to continue because many people, including myself, being silent.”

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He added: “I'm feeling really awake to the moment that we're living in, and I'm hopeful that this can make a difference.”

Taylor Swift fans say singer's 'Ready For It' music video a jab at Calvin Harris

Taylor Swift fans took no time to conclude that the singer’s newest music video “...Ready For It?” is about her ex Calvin Harris.

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The highly-anticipated video, which was released Thursday, featured a nearly-naked cyborg Swift battling within an explosive sci-fi world.

The video’s title card showed Swift’s name with a bolt of lightning in the background. Fans theorized the image was a direct jab at Harris, whom Swift dated for 15 months.

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The image of lightning looked very similar to Harris’ artwork for his hit single “This Is What You Came For” which brewed some controversy between the two artists, Rolling Stone reported. Swift, who helped write the song with Harris, was credited under the pseudonym “Nils Sjoberg.”

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After the couple broke up, Swift revealed she helped write the song, angering Harris, who said she unveiled the mystery to “tear her ex-boyfriend down.”

"I know you're off tour and you need someone new to bury like Katy (Perry) ETC, but I'm not that guy, sorry. I won't allow it,” Harris tweeted.

Harris claimed Swift wanted her songwriting credit to be “kept a secret,” Rolling Stone reported.

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Besides the lightning bolt, fans also noticed that Swift may have taken another dig at her rival Kanye West in the video. Swift, appearing in a nude bodysuit, seemed to reference West’s “Famous” video, Billboard reported. In the rapper’s video, a number of celebrities were depicted as naked wax figures. Swift joined Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump as one of the nude figures laying on a large white bed.

Swift’s last song “Look What You Made Me Do” appeared to diss West, whom the singer has been engaged in a years-long feud.

The singer’s album “Reputation” is slated to be released on Nov. 10.

Universities issue guides, threats and counseling for 'offensive' Halloween costumes

It’s one of the busiest times of the year for college social justice warriors: Halloween.

The mere possibility of someone dressing up in what could be viewed as an "offensive" costume is causing several colleges to proactively warn students -- using guides, checklists, workshops, threats of probes and investigations. Even offering 24/7 counseling.

Recently, schools cracked down on non-politically correct outfits, from creepy clowns to Caitlyn Jenner, and just about everything in between.

Some schools are warning students that Donald Trump costumes could be considered offensive.  (Reuters)

“The scariest thing about your costume isn’t what you think,” according to a “Halloween and Cultural Appropriation Tabling” event at Goucher College in Maryland.

The University of St. Thomas in Minnesota put up “Costume or Culture Appropriation” fliers listing “unacceptable” costumes and clothing as including Native American headdresses, a Mexican sombrero, a geisha outfit or any form of blackface.

“Cultural appropriation is defined as ‘the act of taking intellectual and cultural expressions from a culture that is not your own, without showing that you understand or respect the culture,’” the flier read.

The wearing of a Native American headdress is considered offensive by many schools.  (AP)

Offensive costumes incorporate “a long history of prejudice, hate, discrimination, colonialism, and slavery” as well as turning “an important and/or sacred element into fashion.”

And just in case you don't get easily offended by costumes, several universities are ready to help.

The University of California, Santa Barbara recently held a Social Justice Workshop to teach students how to spot Halloween costume abuse and appropriation.

Similarly, Washington State University’s Social Justice Peer Educators Group held an event entitled “We’re a Culture, Not a Costume” to teach people about “harmful” Halloween costumes, according to Acculturated.

The University of Massachusetts, Amherst put up “Simple Costume Racism Evaluation and Assessment Meter” (SCREAM) posters around campus, assigning threat levels based on how much a costume differs from the student’s own race.

Ohio State University’s student magazine had a similar flow chart this year that supports costumes that “make fun of Donald Trump,” but warns white students not to dress as Prince or wear “traditional head wear from other cultures.”

A Notre Dame Residence hall rector sent out a memo to her students before a Disney-themed dance not to dress up as Moana, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Mulan or The Princess and the Frog.

Wearing a sombrero is highly discouraged by many colleges.  (AP)

At the University of Utah, a newsletter put out by the Student Affairs Diversity Council, tells students to avoid Halloween costumes if it is labeled “tribal” or “traditional,” or if it includes dreads, locs, afros, cornrows or a headdress.

Northern Arizona University’s Housing and Residence Life warned against African-inspired costumes, Pocahontas, Asian rice hats and more, according to The College Fix.

At Princeton University, the Center for Equality held a “dialogue about the impact of cultural appropriation, Halloween, and why culture is not a costume.”

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To ensure students don't make the wrong choice, The University of Southern Indiana hosted a workshop for students to make their own “culturally appropriate” costumes, as reported by The College Fix.

Meanwhile, Minnesota State University Moorhead is set to have a panel discussion called “Not Your Festival Wear: Fashion and Cultural Appropriation” that asks how “appropriation is fueled by women’s fashions and ‘white feminism.’" Vanderbilt University Residential Education, in collaboration with Vanderbilt Feminists, is hosting a chat on cultural appropriation “just in time for Halloween.”

Texas A&M University held a cultural appropriation diversity workshop earlier this month, and the University of New Hampshire took it a step further, hosting an entire cultural appropriation “teach in” not only aimed at Halloween, but also Cinco de Mayo and Dia de los Muertos.

At Tufts University, students were warned they could be subject to probes from campus police for costumes that make students “feel threatened or unsafe.” Administration officials encouraged students to report anyone wearing an “inappropriate and offensive costume,” according to the College Fix. Examples include geishas, Native Americans, Confederate soldiers or anything involving wearing blackface and/or a sombrero.

The University of Texas issued a 29-point checklist on offensive Halloween costumes that said even “seemingly harmless themes can be carried out incorrectly,” and the bias response team asked students to report any “party with a racist theme.”

A Greek official at Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg College went so far as to warn fellow Greeks their chapters could be shut down if they wear the wrong costumes.

The University of Florida offered 24/7 counseling last year around Halloween.

“Some Halloween costumes reinforce stereotypes of particular races, genders, cultures, or religions,” the administration wrote. “Regardless of intent, these costumes can perpetuate negative stereotypes, causing harm and offense to groups of people.”