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Billy Bob Booed at Toronto Show
Oh No They Didn't! —
... 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." What happened in the first place: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/33961729.html This just needs to be here: Jian Ghomeshi. SOURCE (Sorry about that, mods. Forgot it!)
Billy Bob Backlash!
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton —
... Following a bizarrely disastrous interview on a Canadian radio show, the audience at Massey Hall on Thursday night did not shy from expressing their distaste for Billy Bob, booing at the actor musician music historian. ...
Here Comes The Gravy
Crazy Days and Nights —
... Last night his band played in Toronto. Now, remember the audiences are there to see Willie Nelson and so please don't think people were actually spending their hard earned money to see Billy Bob Thornton. Anyway, just like Britney did in Vancouver, Billy Bob stopped playing after three songs so he could explain some of his derogatory remarks he made towards Canadians and why he sounded like an a-hole on the radio show. Here is how that whole thing went with the crowd. (From The Toronto Star) "It seems as if when I say something it's in the news." ...
Billy Bob Thornton Flips Out; Gets Booed
Allie Is Wired! —
... Last night at Massey Hall, Billy Bob took the stage and tried to give his defense. He commented on the beautiful theater and talked of Willie Nelson. He said, “It seems as if when I say something it’s in the news.” ...
Music: Hater: Evidence That Billy Bob Thornton Is A Legitimate Musician
A.V. Club —
Evidence that Billy Bob Thornton is a legitimate musician (as outlined in this article in the Toronto Star about his band's performance last night): 1. Like any young, largely unknown band opening for Willie Nelson, Billy Bob Thornton kicks off his 3-song set by talking about how famous he is: 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." What young band can't relate to that? 2. For Billy Bob Thornton, as for all legitimate musicians, it's all ...
Billy Bob Thornton Booed Onstage in Canada
US Magazine Latest News —
... in Canada.
The actor-turned-singer, 53 -- who got testy during a Canadian radio interview earlier this week -- was booed while performing with his band, the Boxmasters, Thursday night.
"It seems as if when I say something it's in the news," he told the crowd, referring to his bizarre interview, during which he cursed at the host and referred to Canadian audiences as "mashed potatoes with no gravy."
The audience immediately began booing, according to the Toronto Sun.
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Billy Bob Booed In Toronto
TFL Scandalist —
... with amusement (Tom Petty didn’t make Sling Blade, dude), many Canadians weren’t happy to hear he thought the nation’s country fans were “mashed potatoes with no gravy — they just sort of sit there. And it doesn’t matter what you say to them.” Rather that sitting still during his band’s opening set for Willie Nelson in Toronto last night, the audience booed the Boxmasters until Bad Santa explained, if not apologized for, his assholery. ...
Billy Bob Thornton booed by crowd in Toronto
Cele|bitchy —
... 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.”
[From The Toronto Star]
Thornton is only digging that hole deeper and proving that he ...
Talk Show Flashback: Before Billy Bob and Joaquin, There Was Andy Kaufman
Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily —
... “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 asshole yesterday,” Thornton told the crowd according to the Toronto Star. “I sat down and talked with this guy. He and his producers say, ‘We promise you we won’t say that.’ The very first thing they said was that.” Of course, Thornton did himself no favors by calling Canadian crowds “Mashed potatoes without gravy” during the interview. ...
Billy Bob Thornton BOOED By Toronto Concert Crowd
Hometown Hollywood —
... 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.” -From The Toronto Star Pretty soon Billy Bob’s going to be directing his non-apologies at 1/2 empty ...
Poor Billy Bob...open mouth insert foot.
Oh No They Didn't! —
... 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. source and the interview for those that missed it.
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Billy Bob Gets Booed, Cancels Canadian Tour
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It hasn't been a good week for Billy Bob Thornton. First, he's in Canada on tour with his band The Boxmasters, and he doesn't like Canadian crowds, calling them "mashed potatoes without the gravy." That rather ingracious description was part of radio chat in which Billy Bob felt the interviewer disrespected him by calling him an Oscar winner. And now, he's cancelling the Canadian tour altogether.
During The Boxmasters' set opening for Willie Nelson last ...
Billy Bob Thornton and his Band Booed
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... of an interview, it all backfired, and moreso offended Canadian audiences. The Boxmasters have been opening for country music legend Willie Nelson. Yesterday Thornton announced The Boxmasters have cancelled their last two Canadian tour dates with Nelson claiming two of the band members had come down with the flu. The Boxmasters are probably reconsidering their choice of Thornton as their drummer, and might consider finding someone who draws less negative attention. Thestar.com wrote up a nice article on the whole controversy that ...
