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Russell Crowe Shuts Down Accusations He Was Rude To Fans In Paris After Video Goes Viral—But People Are Torn
As Crowe stepped outside, he held up his hands in a "wait" motion, getting the crowd's attention as he explained the rules before he signed autographs.
He spoke in a firm tone but did not yell.
"Stay where you are. Don't f**king push in on me. I'll come to you."
"Respect everybody's space."
"As soon as somebody's a d**k, I'm gone."
Once he was sure everyone understood, he began working his way through the line to sign autographs.
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Most found Crowe to be incredibly rude and questioned why people would want his autograph.
But some found his instructions necessary and saw them as boundaries instead of rudeness.
Amid the commentary that was circulating about the video, TMZ chimed in, clearly siding with the "rude and entitled" angle.
"If you needed a reminder that fans are not always priority number one, turn to Russell Crowe."
"The guy was absolutely not having it outside his Paris hotel."
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But the only thing that Russell Crowe was "absolutely not having" was TMZ's commentary.
"Clickbait. Everybody got their autograph and selfie, the passage to the hotel was kept free for guests, and I still got to the airport on time."
"One man, no security. Handled."
"What's your problem?"
TMZ deleted their tweet shortly thereafter, and fans showed their support for the actor maintaining his boundaries.
A celebrity is only as famous as their fans make them, so it's lovely when they take the time to recognize their fans and interact with them. That said, actors are human beings, too, and they deserve to have their boundaries respected.
Being an A-list actor, Crowe has probably had bad experiences with fans getting too close and being too pushy, so it's understandable that he would set these boundaries.
At least he still interacted with them, rather than letting negative past experiences or bad commentary from TMZ get in the way.
Journalist Slammed After Only Addressing South Korean Film's Two White Actors During Q&A At Cannes
The controversy went down at a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival with the cast and filmmakers of the South Korean sci-fi thriller Hope.
The journalist raised eyebrows by beginning her question with: "Hi Michael, hi Alicia, I don’t know the rest of you.” It didn't really get any better from there.
Hope features a veritable who's who of South Korean cinema: written, directed, and produced by Na Hong-jin and starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Uhm Tae-goo, and Lee Kyu-hyung.
The journalist seemed to have little interest in anyone besides Fassbender and Vikander, who are a married couple—though she did go on to ask about the director—without saying his name.
She said:
“I just wanted to ask if the director could say why he wanted to cast Michael and Alicia, two actors for the price of one, maybe?”
It was hard to miss some knowing glances being exchanged among the Asian cast members at the way they were slighted. The director, known as Na, seemed flustered when answering the question as well.
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Any way you slice it, the optics are pretty bad—and not just because everyone on the panel had a name plate right in front of them, if nothing else.
But it's especially bad given that it's not just the cast but the writer, director, and producer who are all South Korean. Fassbender and Vikander are arguably incidental in the grand scheme of things!
People online were quick to criticize the journalist's flippant attitude toward the South Korean cast members.
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Many also criticized Fassbender and Vikander for not calling out the journalist themselves.
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Fassbender and Vikander have not commented on the incident so far, nor has anyone else from the crew or cast.
The woman believed to be the journalist in question has reportedly made her social media presence private amid the uproar.
Press conference incidents aside, Hope has been one of the most celebrated films shown at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
The film centers on the residents of a remote harborside town not far from the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea as they battle an alien invasion that occurs just after a wildfire has knocked out all communications.
Praise has been particularly intense for Na, whom Vikander calls an "auteur" and is being heralded as one of the new important voices in international cinema.
Journalists should probably learn his name if they haven't already.
Kevin Hart Just Tried To Defend Tony Hinchcliffe's George Floyd Joke At His Netflix Roast—And Fans Aren't Having It
For those unfamiliar with the program, The Breakfast Club is a highly popular, nationally syndicated hip-hop and pop-culture morning radio show based in New York City. Hosted on this episode by DJ Envy, Charlamagne tha God, and Loren LoRosa, it’s known as "The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show."
The show covers celebrity gossip, music, politics, and social issues, and is famous for its hosts' style of direct and unfiltered celebrity interviews. The Breakfast Club is not the place to bring a carefully scripted response after stepping in it with the public and to expect no pushback.
Apparently Hart didn't get that memo.
Appearing on Tuesday's episode, Hart said:
"The George Floyd joke, it wasn’t a tasteful joke to our culture, to our audience. But our audience that’s watching the roast, if you’re watching the roast, you get why they’re doing it. You get why the racial humor is on the table."
"I wasn’t shocked. That’s what they do. Go look at the Tom Brady one. That’s what they do. It happens every year when they do a roast. It's not new. It’s not a new agenda. It’s not a new approach to comedy."
The biggest fallout from Hart's roast revolves around an attempt at humor by Hinchcliffe that centered on the man murdered by a Minnesota police officer.
Charlamagne tha God responded by asking Hart directly if Hinchcliffe went too far with the George Floyd joke in particular.
Hart replied:
"It’s Tony Hinchcliffe. Like, I don’t expect less, I don’t expect more."
Leading many to wonder why, if racism, misogyny, and other forms of bigotry are all a comedian is known for, why was he invited to be there?
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Charlamagne tha God responded:
"I feel like you’re saying going too far is the point."
Hart replied:
"Yes. That’s why you’re there. And I hate to say this, but I’m going to because we’re being honest, people are talking about that joke. Talk about his set. Tony Hinchcliffe arguably had the best set or one of the best sets."
For anyone confused about why Hinchcliffe was even there, Hart said:
"It’s my production. We’re live... What is it that you expect? You want me to take a live production and stand up and fight Tony, or have a reaction like that?"
"Tony told a joke, it wasn’t a tasteful joke, to us. We didn’t like it, okay. 'Hey man, f*ck that joke.' We move on. I don’t understand why we stand on a hill, and it becomes, like, this big thing."
"It doesn’t have to be that. It literally is either you’re a fan of this level of content, or you’re not. And if you’re not a fan, then you don’t watch it."
After pointing out he supported and enabled Hinchcliffe, Hart said:
"So my last note for all attached to this is very simple. My rebuttal is: Remove me from it, I didn’t say it."
Near the end of the conversation, Hart claimed:
"I don’t f*ckin' need to prove to people that I give a f*ck. If you open that door, then that’s the door that people expect all the time. Why the f*ck do I need to do that?"
"I’ll say it again: Stop talking as if I said it."
Based on reactions to The Breakfast Club's post of the clip on Instagram, Hart's latest attempt at damage control went over like a lead balloon.
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Hart has faced backlash before for his own bigotry disguised as comedy.
In Hart's 2010 Seriously Funny comedy special, Hart told a story about watching his then-3-year-old son at a party, claiming one of his biggest fears as a parent was his son growing up to be gay. Hart then described physically knocking down another boy who was too close to his son.
Hart stated he was not homophobic, but that:
"...as a heterosexual male, if I can prevent my son from being gay, I will."
Hart later went on the Ellen talk show to gain the lesbian comedian's on-air absolution as part of his damage control after blowback from his special cost him the hosting gig for the Academy Awards.
Zohran Mamdani Trolls Vivek Ramaswamy Hard After Knicks Sweep Cavaliers—And Fans Are Cheering
He posted a photo of himself and his wife, Apoorva Ramaswamy, smiling courtside during a break in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Rocket Arena.
“Date night in Cleveland. Let’s go Cavs…all the way back!” he captioned the image as the Cavaliers, already trailing 3-0 in the series and fighting to avoid elimination, fell behind 38-26 against the Knicks after the opening quarter.
The Knicks ultimately routed the Cavaliers 130-93 to complete the series sweep, continuing a dominant playoff stretch in which they outscored opponents by a combined 262 points over an 11-game span, the largest margin ever recorded across any comparable stretch in NBA history.
After the Knicks won, Mamdani took the opportunity to troll Ramaswamy by retweeting Ramaswamy's post without commenting. He then followed up with a post directed at the New York City Department of Sanitation.
He wrote:
"I'd like to report a sweep."
You can see his response below.
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People loved Mamdani's witty response.
Others mocked Ramaswamy themselves.
The Knicks will now face either the San Antonio Spurs or the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals.
With Game 1 set for June 3, Mamdani will likely have plenty of time to come up with a new way to troll New York’s next opponent should the Knicks go on to win the championship.