The inflight magazine of Egypt’s national airline has apologised over a bizarre article purportedly based on an interview with actor Drew Barrymore that sparked an online furore.
The interview in Horus magazine, which many readers said they believed was fabricated, rapidly drew attention after being posted on Twitter by political analyst Adam Baron.
Its opening paragraph, which many readers believed was offensive to the actor, drew scorn for its clumsy phrasing and insensitivity.
“We are about to investigate this by checking thoroughly the source material that the translator depended on to write the interview,” they said.