# Should athletes be compelled to talk to the media?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** tennis\
**Created:** [June 1, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-athletes-be-compelled-to-talk-to-the-media/943351 "2021-06-01T14:08:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-athletes-be-compelled-to-talk-to-the-media/943351/168 "2021-06-03T19:06:26Z")

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This thread reminds me of the [Emilia Clarke, nudity, GOT, contracts, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emilia-clarke-nudity-got-contracts-etc/754605) thread. Where plenty of people said _of course_ Emilia Clarke should be compelled to appear nude, because she had signed a contract to do so, and the Game of Thrones producers should _of course_ fire her if she declined, no matter how badly that would reflect on the show.

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