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Adam Sandler has come under fire for placing his hand on British actress Claire Foy’s knee.

The 51-year-old actor was a guest on the Graham Norton Show and sat beside the 33-year-old actress who was also a guest on the talk show sofa.

While telling an anecdote, Adam placed his hand on Claire’s knee.

Claire then motioned for Adam to remove his hand from her knee - which he quickly did - and she then patted his hand when he put his hand on his own knee.

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Adam then reached back to place his hand on Claire’s knee again - which she patted while looking unsettled, and then motioned again for Adam to remove his hand from her.

Actress Emma Thompson was sat on the other side of Adam and had an expression of disdain during the awkward moment.

Cara Delevingne - also present - could be seen glaring at Adam's hand following the incident.

Viewers watching the BBC One show took to Twitter to blast Adam.

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"Felt very uncomfortable watching Adam repeatedly put his unwanted hand on the knee of Claire Foy,” one concerned viewer typed.

Another wrote: "Adam Sandler touching Claire Foy’s knee for no reason, she put his hand back, he then does it again, she looked rightly p***ed off.”

While another typed: "With all that's happening did I just see Claire Foy looking a little distressed at Adam Sandler's hands all over her knee?” and many more also took to the social media app to comment.

The MailOnline reports a spokesperson for the star described the action as a “friendly gesture” - and some have noted that Adam made a similar gesture to Dustin Hoffman while appearing on a US talk show weeks before.

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Following the Harvey Weinstein scandal, many feel more needs to be done to protect women in the arts.

One Twitter user commented following the Graham Norton Show incident: “Emma Thompson and Clare Foy looking uncomfortable with Adam Sandler grabbing their legs on #GrahamNorton but no comment. This is no OK."

Emma has been one of the fiercest voices to speak out against abuse in Hollywood in light off the Weinstein scandal.

She has described the disgraced producer (who has been accused of sexual harassment, abuse, and rape) as a “predator” and says similar behaviour is “endemic” in Hollywood.

Mirror Online has contacted representatives of Adam, Claire and The Graham Norton Show for comment.