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Billy Bob n Boxmasters
Numerous stories have come out about Billy Bob Thornton’s CBC radio/tv appearance. Listeners, writers and even the station said that Billy Bob was acting like Joaquin Phoenix did when he appeared on the David Letterman show. If you aren’t up on this Billy Bob Thornton story, this is what briefly happened on the CBC interview:
Billy Bob and his band “Boxmasters” were interviewed Wednesday for radio and TV on the CBC by host Jian Ghomeshi.
Thornton criticized Ghomeshi for making a casual reference to his acting career, telling Ghomeshi, “You were instructed not to talk about that.”
Ghomeshi replied: “I wasn’t instructed … you guys are here as a band, I wasn’t instructed. … That’s just giving context, right? … I’m happy to interview you guys as a band but the listeners were given context of who you are. That’s part of your trajectory, isn’t it?”
To which Thornton countered, “Not really.”
Our inside source who is a friend of Billy Bob’s and works with Billy Bob told us the real and true reason why BBT’s interview went ‘bad.’
Our source said, “I was talking to him [Billy Bob] on the phone today and he told me about the radio [CBC] show. He [Billy Bob] simply told the CBC Producers before the show that he did not want to discuss his “acting/film career” during the interview. The interview was set to only talk about the Boxmasters [BBT's band], not BBT’s acting career. It was rude that Jian Ghomeshi went ahead and asked Billy questions that he [Billy] did not want talk about. It’s obvious that this is the case if you listen to the interview. That is why Billy reacted the way he did. The Boxmasters want to be known for their music and as a band-not ‘Billy Bob Thornton and the band.’”
And about the Joaquin reference 
? “He’s [BBT] nothing like Joaquin [Phoenix] haha, media is funny-you have nothing to worry about.”
Apparently we have a Joaquin Phoenix part II on our hands. Associated Press NY reports that Jian Ghomeshi interviewed BBT on his morning CBC radio show today and attempted to ask him about his band the Boxmasters. While asking about his band, Ghomeshi mentioned also that BBT was an accomplished actor, which didn’t settle well with BBT so he went into his own rendition of Joaquin Phoenix when he was on the Letterman Show not too long ago. Apparently, Billy Bob would rather talk about his music and not his acting career at this time.
“When the host, Jian Ghomeshi, asked Thornton when the band formed, Thornton said “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”"
Sounds like FULL MOON FEVER!
**Correction – Billy Bob IS NOT on Letterman tonight.**
“Hmm…maybe to live in the projects for a few years to get some authenticity, maybe.”
-Gwyneth Paltrow said when MTV asked her what advice she could give to Joaquin Phoenix.
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“He looks like he needs a shower. Is he doing a Geico commercial? He looks like a fancy caveman!”
-Said a clubgoer Wednesday, who saw Joaquin Phoenix rapp in Miami.
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Comic Freddy Stebbins heckled Phoenix when he when to chill at a Florida comedy club.
Calling him the “Homeless looking brother of River.” COLD! Phoenix reportedly turned his back on the comic and spent the rest of his act talking to the bartender.
While introducing the Best Cinematography Award (won by Slumdog Millionare), Ben Stiller played a disheveled Joaquin Phoenix. While Natalie Portman rambled off the nominees, Ben roamed around the stage. Very funny. My mom just asked me if Joaquin fried his brain?? She also said “That young man looks like he flipped his lid”.
My mom has the best sayings in the world. I personally think since he didn’t win for Johnny Cash and that might have been the best he’s ever going to get- he lost his marbles. It’s ok though Joaquin, we think you can do another hit if you try!!
US Weekly reported, Ashton Kutcher wrote a blog on his Twitter page that basically called Joaquin Phoenix a “phony”, saying that it was, “too odd” that Phoenix’s brother-in-law, Casey Affleck, happens to be doing a documentary on him, filming all of his weird antics. I find it interesting that at the end of the interview, he takes his glasses off and returns to shake Dave’s hand again.”
AK
I guess that Ashton, after reading his own comments, felt like he had to set the record straight, again.
However, I think it is more likely, Ashton read what he said, this time not on his own Twitter page, but in a major news outlet, and suddenly realized he may have offended Phoenix by trying to call him out as a “faker.”
What ever the case may be, here is Ashton’s myspace blog as he tries to run some damage control.
P.S. did someone get a new thesaurus for Christmas? He may want to trade it in for a spell checker.
“Friday, February 13, 2009
Read more “Joaquin I’m sorry you couldn’t be here tonight” Dave joked. Joaquin’s hair matted, his voice a murmur, his skin apparently crawling. I could feel Joaquin’s irritation from the couch. The audience laughed at him constantly throughout the segments. Although he said virtually nothing, the weirdness spoke volumes.
After seeing this spectacle, I’m left thinking, “Is this supposed to be a joke?” Has something gone terribly wrong with Phoenix or is he using us as some sort of science project?
Sadly, the answers probably wont come easy. He surely will never admit he is playing all of us, and if he does have real issues then we may not know until it’s too late. When things go this wrong with this great of an American actor, all we can do is keep our fingers crossed and buckle ourselves in for the ride.
alarming
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