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04-08-2009, 08:39 PM
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| Billy Bob Thornton freaks out during CBC 'Q' interview
Actor, screenwriter, director and sometime musician, Billy Bob Thornton, took CBC Q host Jian Ghomeshi to task today during an interview promoting his upcoming musical tour supporting Willie Nelson, refusing to answer questions, cursing on national radio and TV, and sitting out a planned in-studio live performance.
Thornton's hostile showing began right at the outset when long-time Q host Ghomeshi referred to his musical career as "a major passion" in his life after making casual mention of his career in film. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJWS6...layer_embedded http://www.vancouversun.com/Health/B...117/story.html | 
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04-08-2009, 08:57 PM
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Actors who want to break into a music career don't like it when people refer to them as actors because it discredits their musical talent. But clearly, Billy Bob woke up on the wrong side of the bed that day, or maybe he's just a natural asshole.
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04-08-2009, 09:06 PM
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Fuck Billy Bob. The only good thing he ever did was score with Angelina.
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04-08-2009, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackV62K2  Fuck Billy Bob. The only good thing he ever did was score with Angelina. | what about bad santa
and fuking the dog shit out of halle barry lol
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04-08-2009, 09:52 PM
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He's a different guy but I like him as an actor, his sarcasm is real and awesome.
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04-08-2009, 10:09 PM
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Attn: Joaquin Phoenix, Jered Leto, Shaq, Kevin Bacon, Bruce Willis, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Steven Segal...
NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR MUSICAL CAREERS
(Oh, and Billy Bob is a fucking tool in this interview. Is he fucking high?)
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04-09-2009, 01:00 PM
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#7 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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But seriously, that guy's got mad skillz man.
He banged Angelina Jolie, and he dated some other hot ass actress last year?
Forgot who.
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04-09-2009, 01:02 PM
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#8 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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PS the dood doing most of the talking sounds either really shy or about to piss his pants. He's stuttering all over the place!
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04-09-2009, 01:18 PM
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That was awesome. But I would hardly call that freaking out though, unless that's what sensationalist journalism will have you convinced. But I guess that's how things are nowadays. Sensationalistic journalism = gospel.
Christian Bale, now that's freaking out.
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04-09-2009, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by liu13 what about bad santa
and fuking the dog shit out of halle barry lol | I was gonna quote the guy above yours...but then I saw what you wrote as I was thinking the same thing... 
Guys a dick and knows how to use it too 
Guy gets with dimes..
I like the scene where he shows that jailbait how she's gotta thrust into the machine..in bad santa..
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04-09-2009, 01:51 PM
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He just realizes that his attitude just got him and his band WAAAAAAAAY more exposure than if it was a regular interview.
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04-09-2009, 02:17 PM
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#12 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Originally Posted by MR_BIGGS I was gonna quote the guy above yours...but then I saw what you wrote as I was thinking the same thing...
Guys a dick and knows how to use it too
Guy gets with dimes..
I like the scene where he shows that jailbait how she's gotta thrust into the machine..in bad santa.. | Its so true. THAT is how you gotta treat hot women.
They are USED to horny guys treating them like princesses all day long.
Once you talk to/treat them just like another guy and don't give a fuck, grand slam!
A pity I don't follow my own advice.
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04-09-2009, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by achiam Its so true. THAT is how you gotta treat hot women.
They are USED to horny guys treating them like princesses all day long.
Once you talk to/treat them just like another guy and don't give a fuck, grand slam!
A pity I don't follow my own advice. | Wrong.
That only works because he's fucking Billy Bob Thornton. His asshole-ishness has a certain backhandedness humour & cool in it. It's almost an artform for those who have it.
But not every asshole is a ladies man by automation. You have to be able to finesse that jerk attitude.
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04-09-2009, 02:40 PM
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maybe something happened before they started rolling that pissed him off... cuz he didnt look happy the moment the camera was on... none of them did actually
i woulda just straight up and asked the guy if he had a problem and wether they wanted to take a break
edit: oh they brought it up
i think the host could have handled Billy Bobs pussy attitude better by just ignoring him, feel bad for the rest of the band... but i guess they did get more exposure this way
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04-09-2009, 03:19 PM
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the host handled it well
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04-09-2009, 10:06 PM
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Billy Bob Thornton elicited boos and catcalls last night at Massey Hall as he attempted to explain his bizarre behaviour during an interview on CBC Radio on Wednesday.
Referring to Jian Ghomeshi, the host of CBC Radio's Q, as an "a--hole," the Oscar-winning actor turned musician interrupted his band's set three songs in to give his side of the story.
After commenting on the beautiful theatre and the legendary performer they were opening for (Willie Nelson), Thornton said, "It seems as if when I say something it's in the news."
When that drew boos, Thornton continued: "Boo all you want, but I want to say something.... We're really happy to be here, but I need to say something. I talked to this a--hole yesterday.
"I sat down and talked with this guy. He and his producers say, `We promise you we won't say that' (meaning references to Thornton's acting career). The very first thing they said was that.
"I don't really like sensationalism," he added. "If you look someone in the eyes and promise them something, and you don't do it, you don't get the interview. That's the way it goes."
The explanation was met by further boos and catcalls of, "Here comes the gravy," a reference to Thornton's description of Canadian audiences as "mashed potatoes with no gravy" during his interview with Ghomeshi.
Before the show, Thornton told a Star reporter that he "loves Canada." When asked what he meant by the mashed potatoes comment, Thornton, wearing a thick layer of skin-tone facial makeup and sucking on a cigarette, said: "I was talking about the guy who was interviewing me."
The interview, which featured Thornton claiming he didn't know what some of Ghomeshi's questions meant, responding to others with non-sequiturs, then chastising Ghomeshi for referring to the actor's film career, has gone viral.
More than 600,000 viewers had watched the clip on YouTube by 8 p.m. yesterday, while a CBC spokesperson said the network had received roughly 3,700 blog responses and emails. Before last night's show, the second in which the Boxmasters opened for Nelson and Ray Price, several fans were miffed at Thornton's radio performance.
"He's an a--hole," said Nick Goodman of Aurora. "He was probably drinking backstage or something."
Danny Duckworth of Toronto said he likes Thornton as a comedian and actor, but "I couldn't care less what he thinks. If I want to get up and dance, that's my choice," he added, a reference to Thornton's comment that Canadians just sort of sit there.
"If Billy Bob doesn't like it, he should quit."
Ghomeshi could not be reached for comment last night. Earlier yesterday, he said it was one of the most difficult interviews he's ever done and he was taken aback at Thornton's strange responses (sample: when Ghomeshi asked when the Boxmasters were formed, Thornton answered, "I'm not sure what that means").
Ghomeshi also said it would have been irresponsible to his audience not to mention Thornton's acting past during his introduction (he did not ask any questions about acting during the interview).
"Our policy is that we don't allow anybody to tell us what we can and cannot say," said Ghomeshi. "Beyond that, it was this notion and the language that he used during the interview that I thought was unfortunate, that we were `instructed' to say this and that. And I think that does raise interesting questions about ideas around how much journalism is to be controlled, especially when it comes to arts and entertainment and culture, and I think that that's a concern.
"The reality is, and I tried to explain this in the interview, these guys have only been together for two years. You just don't get the kind of national press they are getting without the incentive being something like his career past.... And I think if he could graciously accept that and say, `Hey, I want to focus on the music, but I get that the reason we're here is because I'm a movie star that's won an Oscar.' There's not a lot of people who can say that."
Ghomeshi felt like he was "in the middle of a tsunami" yesterday. He was being interviewed by media around the world. "The nice thing is the reaction that I'm getting from journalists around the world that is really kind of sweet, but it is all very odd ... and a lot of people, especially in this country, seemed to support the way I did things," he said. "Maybe it was a little Canadian to be polite, but I can live with that."
Thornton's interview was being compared to the recent Joaquin Phoenix appearance, in which the actor turned rapper sulked through a chat on Late Show With David Letterman.
With files from The Canadian Press
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04-09-2009, 10:58 PM
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This will help Gomeshi's career. In that industry, any attention is good attention. Quote: |
When asked what he meant by the mashed potatoes comment, Thornton, wearing a thick layer of skin-tone facial makeup and sucking on a cigarette, said: "I was talking about the guy who was interviewing me."
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Why? Because he was brown? He was gravy coloured?
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04-09-2009, 11:25 PM
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That was interesting.
I think Matt Stone and Trey Parker said it best with We hate all actors...they are all assholes that are so high and mighty. Thats why we make fun of them
At some point along the way, Billy Bob has substituted reality with a blurred and irrelevant take on how he wants to be percieved. Its garbage if you ask me. Gomeshi did a great job.
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04-09-2009, 11:33 PM
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what he meant was: mashed potatoes = people. Gravy= energy , excitment etc.
so in english, he saying a bunch of boring people.
anyways i dint think billy bob did anything wrong, i guess there was some sort of miss communication before the show. I think he had the right to be pissed.
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04-09-2009, 11:49 PM
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Hold on a second.
Joaquin Phoenix is a rapper now?
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04-10-2009, 04:07 PM
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Why the fuck is he comparing himself to Tom Petty? Give your fucking head a shake.
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04-10-2009, 11:57 PM
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The sad part is 'Q' is probably one of the best programs out there in terms of radio and yet this will probably the first time many people will have heard of it..
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