Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones have thrown their support behind Sally Rooney, whose book Normal People would catapult them both to fame following its hit TV adaptation. The pair — alongside numerous others, including Mescal’s Oscar-winning Hamnet co-star Jessie Buckely — have signed an open letter to the U.K. government backing Rooney, whose books have been withdrawn […]
Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones Support ‘Normal People’ Author Sally Rooney After Books Withdrawn From U.K.: She’s a ‘Writer, Not a Terrorist’
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