(CNN)An Australian TV writer has apologized for failing to perceive to Adele's caller medium up of an interrogation with her.
Matt Doran, who co-hosts "Weekend Sunrise" connected the country's Channel 7, traveled to London with a camera unit for an exclusive interrogation with the British vocalist songwriter.
The interrogation took spot earlier this period but it volition present not beryllium aired, arsenic Adele's grounds label, Sony Music, reportedly refused to let the footage to beryllium shown aft Doran told the vocalist helium hadn't heard her caller album.
Sony Music did not respond to CNN's petition for comment.
Two weeks ago, Doran posted a representation of himself and colleagues equipped with filming instrumentality connected Instagram, against a backdrop of the River Thames and the Tower of London. He wrote: "Back astatine it with the boys! This 1 is going to beryllium beauteous peculiar ... 🤫@7newsspotlight #london"
However, the interrogation did not spell to program erstwhile it emerged that Doran had not listened to the singer's caller album, "30" -- her archetypal successful six years -- up of their meeting.
In a connection sent to CNN, Doran said helium had missed an email sent from Sony with an beforehand transcript of the album, which was released connected Friday.
He said: "When I sat down to interrogation Adele, I was honestly unaware that I'd been emailed a preview of her unreleased album. I aboriginal discovered it was sent to maine arsenic an 'e card' nexus aft we landed successful London connected the time anterior to the interview. In my lengthy telephone discussions with Sony reps successful beforehand I was ne'er told a preview transcript was being made available.
"It was a large oversight connected my extremity but NOT a deliberate snub. This is the astir important email I person ever missed and I americium mortified and unequivocally apologetic."
Doran dismissed media reports that Adele "walked out" of the interrogation and said they inactive spoke astatine length, though helium acknowledged that the interrogation would not beryllium aired.
He said: "I'm successful awe of Adele's euphony and the majesty of her voice, and it's gnawing astatine maine savagely that I've offended her. Of people I'd person listened to the medium if I'd known a transcript was being released. To deliberately not fuss would beryllium unforgivable arrogance.
"But to suggest that the interrogation was disrespectful -- oregon that Adele walked retired -- is incorrect. In fact, it ran good overtime and we had a large rapport. Adele was hilarious, engaging, generous, honorable and profound and I'm devastated that her fans are being denied this interview.
"For the record," helium added, "I ne'er said: 'I haven't listened to your album'. I said, 'I've lone had the privilege of proceeding Go Easy On Me, and already it sounds similar you've produced thing extraordinary'."
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