Dean Strang, who is one of the stars of the Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer, has defended Ray D'Arcy's recent interview following criticism from viewers.
Strang, who is Steven Avery's defence attorney, was a guest on The Ray D'Arcy Show last Saturday night and many fans of the hit Netflix series have expressed their disappointment on social media about the Irish exclusive, claiming it was a missed opportunity to get new insights into the case.
Viewers also felt that questions about Dean's 'sex symbol status' were misjudged with Strang telling the presenter, "Celebrity is the wrong word, this is a moment that will pass, I hope very quickly."
For anyone who has seen Making a Murder, you'll know Ray Darcy hasn't asked him 1 question that we don't know the answer too already 😡😡😡
— Laurence Kinlan (@laurencekinlan) January 23, 2016
I was so exited for that Dean Strang interview, but it was basically just a summary of the documentary.
— Cathal Pendred (@Pendred) January 23, 2016
A rare interview, one media corporations around the world would beg to have... and Ray D'Arcy is talking to Dean Strang about sex symbols..
— Eleanor Kennedy (@EllieKennedy94) January 23, 2016
However, Strang said that he had no complaints with the interview, which he said was better than many of those conducted by some US media outlets.
"I enjoyed it well. And his interview was fine by the standards applicable to US media. I am accustomed to much worst. He and his crew treated me really well." he told the Irish Sun.
In a separate interview with The Irish Star, the attorney also said that criticism of DArcy was unfair: "His interview far exceed in depth and thoughtfulness of almost all of the national US media outlets.
"It simply is true. His interview was more serious and lengthy than most of those I have seen or in which I have participated here", he said.
Strang also said that he's looking forward to returning to Ireland.
"I cannot wait to return to Ireland and happily will buy Mr D'Arcy and his producers a pint of two if they allow me to do that."
RTÉ has strongly defended Saturday night's interview saying that "At all times Ray was cognisant of the need to help Dean explain the case to those viewers who may not have been aware of the story behind Making A Murderer."
