Backlash against Barry Keoghan is a side-effect of modern fame – but laying low for a bit wouldn’t do him any harm

Saltburn | Official Trailer

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In the world of Hollywood, the first sign of overexposure is when other celebrities start being asked questions about you. Why, for example, does presumed Best Actress winner and all-round superstar Emma Stone keep being asked about Taylor Swift? Why did Martin Scorsese have to constantly talk about superheroes? And why is Barry Keoghan’s penis a hot topic of conversation on red carpets?

The Irish actor’s junk was the surprise cameo player of Emerald Fennell’s grab-bag of posh naughtiness Saltburn, like the phallic equivalent of when Tom Cruise popped up in Tropic Thunder.

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