Cate Blanchett’s still doing the rounds for Cinderella. She visited with Australian journalist Jonathan Hyla on The Project. The interview took an unorthodox turn. Many media outlets are focusing upon Cate dropping an f-bomb when Hyla asks a weird question about leashing the movie’s cat (I haven’t watched the film yet). She did drop an f-bomb, no lie.

If you take Cate’s response out of context, the f-bomb makes her look a little rude and possibly unprofessional. But the whole interview was offbeat. Hyla and Cate bantered about potato vodka, beer, and sex for over four minutes. They were vibing off each other well. Then Hyla asked asked the cat question, which was a little dumb (but not as dumb as a pumpkin turning into a coach). Cate wrinkled her nose in faux-distaste and shut down the interview in a joking manner:

Hyla: “Serious question: How were you able to get that cat to do what you wanted to do on a leash? Because I try and put my girlfriend’s cat on a leash and it just never works for me.”

Blanchett: “That’s your question? That’s your f***ing question?”

[From The Project]

This was quite possibly the classiest f-bomb in history. Hyla didn’t act insulted, and both of them knew Cate was joking around. They were having a grand time, and the soundbite age divvied up the interview for scrutiny. The Project released a statement on their website, saying they contributed to the miscommunication (time constraints prevented them airing the whole interview at once). They understood why the media seized upon the f-bomb: “We were delighted to learn that Hyla and Cate Blanchett share the same wicked sense of humour. It is one of the funniest interviews we have ever done.”

Here’s the full interview, which Hyla posted to his Twitter page. It’s cute.

For those misrepresenting my #CateBlanchett interview, here it is uncut https://t.co/xNtObSNgSh #IStillNeedKnowHowTheyGotThatCatOnALeash

— hyla (@hyla) March 26, 2015

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