It was the kind of outlandish rumor that even an unseasoned PR person would advise against acknowledging.
And Mescal seemed to do exactly that until, perhaps inevitably, addressing the ridiculousness in a newGQcover story.
TheGladiator IIstarreportedly let out a laugh and an Ohhhhhhh…Fucking hell!
Paul Mescal backstage at the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards.Iona Wolff/BAFTA/Getty Images
when the subject was broached.
And we were laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing.
But the absurdity had its limits.
Mescal said the one thing that upset him was when his mom saw the videos and got upset herself.
If it was true, itd be fucking bad, but as a rumor, its funny.
