The 'Revenant' actor blames the canceled interview on Fox's people after he was mocked for being 'a delicate f*cking flower.'
- Dec 24, 2015
AceShowbiz - Tom Hardy wrote an open letter on his blog in response to journalist Drew McWeeny's angry rant. Their feud began after the reporter publicly blasted the actor on Twitter for ditching their interview during a recent press junket for his new movie "The Revenant".
"Tom Hardy should stop doing junkets. He's terrible at them, and he makes it impossible for anyone to do their jobs. F*ck him," the journalist tweeted. "Tom Hardy could be set to play me in a movie, and I still wouldn't interview him about it. Besides, his answers would all be, 'Ghbbbbygy.' "
"I've seen Tom Hardy make publicists cry. He chose to take a nap during my scheduled time in Toronto. Today's REVENANT junket was a joke," he went on. "I get it, dude. Being a movie star is a burden. Thanks for making my job impossible because you're such a delicate f*cking flower."
"No one HAS to do press or give interviews. But if you're going to, don't be a piece of sh*t about it. Thanks. And, yeah, I considered not saying anything. But my time is worth something, and Tom Hardy is just an actor. No more tip-toeing. Spoiled babies like Hardy count on the press needing access to them and staying quiet about how badly they behave. D*ck move."
Hardy reacted in his letter, "I apologise for any part of you having to wait for an interview and then not get one. The truth is we (as I was paired for all interviews that day) were unaware that ANYBODY was waiting. Or even went without a TV interview. Someone somewhere must have thought putting it on me was a lot easier than losing their journalist relations for the ongoing junkets and multiple movies that are pending. I wish I would have napped to be honest."
The actor continued, "One note to make is that per Fox, they said they 'never actually told (you) that the interview was cancelled, simply that they were running behind schedule.' They also said that 'Drew chose not to wait and left. Had he stayed, he would have gotten his interview as planned.' " He added, "F*ck.. Plot thickens ... Who knows what to trust my friend, but I do know the cancellation was definitely not made by myself."
He then fired back at the reporter, "Resisting the urge to dare you to say what you 'rant tweeted' so publicly, to my face next time we meet, which I doubt you have the balls to do; I want to apologise regardless on behalf of those that misled the both of us. That isn't cool. At all. Neither were your tweets. But that's by the by."
Claiming that they had exchanged emails, Hardy said, "I appreciate your apology of sorts in your emails to and fro." He went on, "Again apologies for the clusterfk. And it's knock on effect to your personal life. I appreciate it is a busy time of year for you and your time shouldn't have been wasted. I never had any intention of causing you any inconveniences at all."
Drew McWeeny, however, insisted he never sent any email to the actor. "Here's some truth for you: I have never exchanged any e-mails with Tom Hardy. Hmmmm. Guess we can keep those plot twists coming, huh?" he tweeted. "Amidst all of this, I named 'Mad Max: Fury Road' my second favorite film of the year. 'Revenant' is in my Runners-up. Boy, I hold a grudge."
