December 20, 2020
The Crown star Emma Corrin is standing by Netflix's decision to reject calls for a 'fiction' disclaimer on the show.
Corrin, who plays Princess Diana on the show, talked to Variety about how the makers are getting urged to add a ‘fiction’ disclaimed to the show.
"It is very clearly a dramatized version of events,” she said.
"This is fictitious in the same way people don’t mistake Succession for what actually happened with the Murdochs. I also understand [the request] comes from a place of sensitivity and protectiveness of the royal family and Diana,” she went on to say.
Earlier, Josh O’Conner who plays Prince Charles, also gave his take on UK minister Oliver Dowden’s calls for the disclaimed.
Talking to Los Angeles Times, O’Conner said: "We were slightly let down by our culture secretary, whose job it is to encourage culture.”
"In my opinion, it's pretty outrageous that he came out and said what he said. Particularly, in this time when he knows that the arts are struggling and they're on their knees, I think it's a bit of a low blow,” he said.