Gillian Anderson responds to backlash after telling ‘distracting’ fans to stop sitting in front row

Gillian Anderson was filmed outside London's Soho Place theatre telling fans they could not sit in the front row of her West End play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, calling it distracting. After the video spread on TikTok, the actor posted on X that the women were long-time acquaintances and asked people not to attack them.

Source: Gillian Anderson responds to backlash after telling ‘distracting’ fans to stop sitting in front row — The Guardian

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