OPINION: Questions to be asked about celebs’ right not to reply

WE stand between two significant television moments. One happened last week, the other is due later today.

Last week’s was the contretemps on Channel 4 Evening News between film director Quentin Tarantino and TV presenter Krishnan Guru-Murphy.

Tarantino sat down with Guru-Murphy to discuss his new movie, Django Unchained. Halfway through, the movie-maker baulked at a question about the links between cinematic and real violence. And “baulked” is putting it mildly.