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I'll admit to making a face when I first saw the Tommy Boy DirecTV ad. http://bit.ly/1s95FH 12 days ago |
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David Spade responds to Chris Farley Direct TV Ad outcry ....(I, however, still think it's in poor taste.......) http://bit.ly/1s95FH 25 days ago |
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Yea...the money had nothing to do with it... http://bit.ly/2QnURq (via @Asylumdotcom) 27 days ago |
David Spade Explains: He Really Needed the Money [Advertising]
Gawker —
[image] David Spade , a real human with a real human heart, is so wounded by the criticism of his new ad "starring" his dead pal Chris Farley that he's come forth with a heartfelt statement from his flack. Asylum gets this heart-rending explanation from the sniveling funnyman's publicist himself: "When DIRECT TV came to me and the Farley family with this idea about 'Tommy Boy,' we talked and thought it would be a cool way to remind people just how funny Chris was. It is a clever homage to my friend and a movie that we loved doing, " he says. ...
David Spade Explains: He Really Needed the Money
Gawker: defamer —
David Spade, a real human with a real human heart, is so wounded by the criticism of his new ad "starring" his dead pal Chris Farley that he's come forth with a heartfelt statement from his flack.
Asylum gets this heart-rending explanation from the sniveling funnyman's publicist himself:
"When DIRECT TV came to me and the Farley family with this idea about 'Tommy Boy,' we talked and thought it would be a cool way to remind people just how funny Chris was. It is a clever homage to my friend and a movie that we loved doing, ...
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The Blemish —
Gisele Bundchen is fatter, pregnanter. [Drunken Stepfather]
Expect Chris Farley to rise from the grave and belly slap David Spade for this. [Asylum]
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David Spade's Publicist Makes No Apologies For Disgraceful Farley Ad
Videogum —
... , were a little grossed out by David Spade's appearance with a CGI Chris Farley in an ad for Direct TV. I think the main reasons people were bothered by it was the fact that advertising is obnoxious, Chris Farley is dead, and shame on you, David Spade. But I'm sure he had his reasons (got to put food on your mansion). And one website decided to find out what those reasons were. From Asylum: ...
David Spade Responds to Chris Farley Direct TV Ad
OK! Magazine - The First for Celebrity News —
... David Spade responded to Asylum about the negative comments made about his new Direct TV ad featuring his friend and deceased actor Chris Farley. “When Direct TV came to me and the Farley family with this idea about ‘Tommy Boy,’ we talked and thought it would be a cool way to remind people just how funny Chris was,” David explained. ...
Exploiting The Dead: David Spade Stars In A Commercial With….Chris Farley
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton —
... Some critics are calling the spot insensitive and tasteless and accusing David of selling out the dead comedian's memory. ...
David Spade Sure Knows How to Shovel It
Deceiver.com —
... Hey, at least he’s not in a box, right? There seem to be two schools of thought about this ad. One is that Spade is selling out his dead friend’s memory and it’s sorta creepy. The other is that Spade is selling out his dead friend’s memory and it’s incredibly freaking creepy . Asylum.com was able to get a statement from Spade about the controversy:“When DIRECT TV came to me and the Farley family with this idea about ‘Tommy Boy,’ we talked and thought it would be a cool way to remind people just how funny Chris was. It is a clever homage to my friend and a movie that we loved ...
Chris Farley’s family OK’d DirecTV ad
Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog —
... “Back to the Future,” “King Kong”), recreating iconic movie moments to help illustrate why DirecTV is (allegedly) so much better than cable, but for some reason, seeing a re-dubbed David Spade in the “Tommy Boy” commercial with the original footage of Farley seemed…strange. “Tasteless, insensitive or just plain weird” is how the guys at Asylum.com described some of the public reaction to the commercials, which prompted Asylum to contact Spade’s publicist in search of a statement. Here is Spade’s ...
