As Spielberg Settles ET's 'Slimy or Dry' Debate, a New Era of Celebrity Interviews Dawns

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A wicking towel … Elliott and ET dealing with his moisture issues.
A wicking towel … Elliott and ET dealing with his moisture issues. Photograph: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis/Getty Images
A wicking towel … Elliott and ET dealing with his moisture issues. Photograph: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis/Getty Images
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As Spielberg confirms whether ET was ‘slimy or dry’, we enter a new age of the celebrity interview

Veteran interviewees are forever trotting out the same anecdotes in response to unoriginal questions – until one fearless disruptor dared ask if ET had moist skin

Stuart Heritage
Stuart Heritage
Thu 18 Jun 2026 08.00 CESTLast modified on Thu 18 Jun 2026 08.01 CEST
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For the most part, Steven Spielberg has avoided most of the indignities of the modern day press tour. He hasn’t had to subject himself to any spicy chicken wings, or summon any witticisms when presented with a cloche-covered sausage roll. Unlike many other celebrities, he hasn’t chosen to promote Disclosure Day by answering softball questions while simultaneously fashioning a Lionel Richie-style clay approximation of himself for YouTube. For this he should be applauded.

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