Mark Wahlberg Passes On Funky Bunch Reunion. ‘Not A F—ing Chance,’ He Laughs

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I kind of thought Mark Wahlberg might hit me if I brought up A) New Kids on the Block or B) the Funky Bunch in my interview with him to ostensibly promote “The Happening.” Lo and behold 15 minutes into our chat I found him to be a charming, self-effacing guy who was more than happy to laugh at his past a little. His reaction to brother Donnie hooking up with NKOTB once again? ... [link]

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Not A Fan Of The New Kids Reunion
Published 6/12/2008 by Perez Hilton at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
... MTV recently asked Mark Wahlberg if Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch would be reuniting any time soon. ...

Mark Wahlberg Skips Premiere Party, Would Rather Watch Hoops Than 'The Happening' [Running From The Past]
Published 6/12/2008 by STV at Defamer
... to his work with "that scary motherfucker Manoj" Night Shyamalan, or that the actor fled Tuesday's premiere and afterparty to watch his Celtics battle the Lakers in the NBA Finals. But no on-screen spookiness could prepare him for the terrifying onslaught of questions about his past with the Funky Bunch: ...

Mark Wahlberg on explaining the 90s to his kids
Published 6/12/2008 by Missy, CBB Writer at Celebrity Baby Blog
... for Ella Rae, 4 ½, and Michael, 2, with regard to some of the choices he's made both as a rapper and actor. I saw something on VH1 or something about me in the 90s and I thought, oh my God, how am I going to explain this to my kids? I have a few years to think about how to finesse it but I do think about it on a daily basis. Rhea expects the couple's third child, another boy, in September. Source: MTV; Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty via People. ...

Marky Mark Has Standards
Published 6/12/2008 by Cara at Allie Is Wired - The Entertainment Blog
... f—ing chance. They asked me if I would partake and I had to decline,” he continued. “Part of me would love to run around and act like a freaking a–hole again but I can’t do that. I’ve got two kids. I saw something on VH1 or something about me in the 90s and I thought, oh my God, how am I going to explain this to my kids? I have a few years to think about how to finesse it but I do think about it on a daily basis.” Smart and sexy. Where do I place my order? [MTV]

Marky Mark Spurns Reunited Funky Bunch, Worries What The Children Would Think [What About A Nynuk Reunion?]
Published 6/12/2008 by Anthony Miccio at Idolator
... have an Oscar nomination, but I think you could still bust out some hot rhymes if you put some effort into it. If you decide to stick with your thespian career, please keep making movies where you get to bully people. The Departed, I Heart Huckabees, Three Kings, Fear, Four Brothers, all your best movies have you giving people shit. Let someone else play the nice guy. Especially if it's the nice guy in an M. Night Shyamalan movie. Mark Wahlberg Passes On Funky Bunch Reunion. 'Not A F—ing Chance,' He ...

Mark Wahlberg Passes On “Funky Bunch” Reunion
Published 6/12/2008 by Sparkle-C at Celebrity Gossip Featuring The Latest Celeb Hollywood News And Rumors
... MTV interviewed Mark Wahlberg recently about his new movie The Happening, and of course they had to bring up the New Kids On The Block reunion. Mark said he was cool with his brother Donnie doing his thang with the boys, but him…not so much. ...

Stars in Rewind: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Published 6/13/2008 by Monika Bartyzel at Cinematical
... MTV talked with the actor about Donnie's reunion with NKOTB, and then popped the inevitable question: Would he ever reunite with the Funky Bunch? ...

Ahh, remember Mark Wahlberg
Published 6/13/2008 by Scott at We Are Movie Geeks
... To celebrate Mark Wahlberg having a big release today, we dug up his old school ‘Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch’ doing ‘Good Vibrations’. The ground which he recently said he would never do a reunion with..in not so nice terms. ...

Big Boi Is Not Afraid to Employ Metaphors
Published 6/13/2008 at Vulture
... "They asked me if I would partake and I had to decline. Part of me would love to run around and act like a freaking asshole again but I can't do that. I've got two kids." —Mark Wahlberg has left the Funky Bunch behind for good [MTV] ...

Celebrity Flashback - Marky Mark Wahlberg
Published 6/13/2008 by Allie at Allie Is Wired - The Entertainment Blog
... MTV talked with the actor about Donnie’s reunion with NKOTB, and then popped the inevitable question: Would he ever reunite with the Funky Bunch? ...

Buzz In: What Bands Do You Want to See Reunite?
Published 6/13/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
... I spit out my drink in laughter when I read that an MTV reporter asked Mark Wahlberg about the possibility of reuniting with the Funky Bunch during an interview to promote ...

"Nowadays they call them sound bites."
Published 6/17/2008 by Alison Willmore at IFC: Indie Eye
...        —Mark Wahlberg on why there's no Funky Bunch reunion looming in the near future, at MTV. ...

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