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Topic	Lords of the Ring Star, Viggo Mortensen SHOCKS the Crowd after using N-Word!!!
Full Throttle 11/10/18 12:20:32 AM #1:	Did you know who Tony Lip was? - Results (9 votes) Yes 0% (0 votes) 0 No 100% (9 votes) 9 Lords of the Ring star, Viggo Mortensen has apologized after he SHOCKED the crowd at a panel while dropping the N-word while promoting his latest film in the Jim Crow South He is most famous for playing "Aragorn" in the fantasy series as he was speaking at the Q&A panel following the screening "Green Book" about a friendship between a black musician and a white bouncer in the 1960s The crowd was loudly gasped when he said the word as the 60 y/o used the racial slur and said it right next to his co-star Mahershala Ali. He continued as if nothing happened after saying "For instance, no one says (blank) anymore" while discussing race in America Guests in the audience, including Ali were tensed up as twitter users were shocked to hear his choice of words and vented For many, the actor missed the mark. Race is a central theme in the movie where he plays white bouncer Tony Lip hired by famed Jamaican-American pianist, Don Shirley in the 1960s Lip went on to play crime boss Carmine Lupertazzi on the Sopranos following his chauffeur and bouncer gig.. The actor immediately issued an apology as he said he will "never utter" the n-word again. He said "Im making the point that many people casually used the n-word at the time in which the movie's story takes place, in 1962, i used the full word. Although my intention was to speak strongly against racism, i have no right to even imagine the hurt that is caused by hearing that word in any context, especially form a white man. I do not use the word in private or in public life, i am very sorry that i did use the full word last night and will never utter it again" He took the role with the purpose of raising racial awareness to help change people's views and feelings regarding racial issues and he was proud to be part of it. Ali has said it was hurtful to hear it from him at the time but has since accepted his apology Tony Lip passed away in 2013 at the age of 82 Do you know who Tony Lip was? Viggo - https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983438-6372025-image-m-13_1541772979494.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983436-6372025-image-m-14_1541772990393.jpg Twitter - https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/15/5987388-6372025-image-m-2_1541779116278.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/16/5987390-6372025-image-m-4_1541779196773.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983632-6372025-image-a-15_1541773000954.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983626-6372025-image-a-17_1541773029634.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983616-6372025-image-a-19_1541773039751.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983636-6372025-image-a-16_1541773007122.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983612-6372025-image-a-18_1541773035662.jpg Green Book - https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/16/5987408-6372025-In_the_film_Mortensen_right_plays_white_bouncer_Tony_Lip_hired_b-m-6_1541779379099.jpg Tony Lip - https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/16/5988278-6372025-image-m-16_1541780490999.jpg --- call me mrduckbear, sweater monkeys. A GFAQS User Steps On A Bug, I'll Stop Posting for 24 HOURS. THIS ACCOUNT ONLY!! I'm an Asian Liberal. RESIST The Alt-Right <cite>Full Throttle posted [p:912142507] in Lords of t... [t:77188346]...</cite> <quote> Did you know who Tony Lip was? - Results (9 votes) Yes 0% (0 votes) 0 No 100% (9 votes) 9 Lords of the Ring star, Viggo Mortensen has apologized after he SHOCKED the crowd at a panel while dropping the N-word while promoting his latest film in the Jim Crow South He is most famous for playing "Aragorn" in the fantasy series as he was speaking at the Q&A panel following the screening "Green Book" about a friendship between a black musician and a white bouncer in the 1960s The crowd was loudly gasped when he said the word as the 60 y/o used the racial slur and said it right next to his co-star Mahershala Ali. He continued as if nothing happened after saying "For instance, no one says (blank) anymore" while discussing race in America Guests in the audience, including Ali were tensed up as twitter users were shocked to hear his choice of words and vented For many, the actor missed the mark. Race is a central theme in the movie where he plays white bouncer Tony Lip hired by famed Jamaican-American pianist, Don Shirley in the 1960s Lip went on to play crime boss Carmine Lupertazzi on the Sopranos following his chauffeur and bouncer gig.. The actor immediately issued an apology as he said he will "never utter" the n-word again. He said "Im making the point that many people casually used the n-word at the time in which the movie's story takes place, in 1962, i used the full word. Although my intention was to speak strongly against racism, i have no right to even imagine the hurt that is caused by hearing that word in any context, especially form a white man. I do not use the word in private or in public life, i am very sorry that i did use the full word last night and will never utter it again" He took the role with the purpose of raising racial awareness to help change people's views and feelings regarding racial issues and he was proud to be part of it. Ali has said it was hurtful to hear it from him at the time but has since accepted his apology Tony Lip passed away in 2013 at the age of 82 Do you know who Tony Lip was? Viggo - https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983438-6372025-image-m-13_1541772979494.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983436-6372025-image-m-14_1541772990393.jpg Twitter - https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/15/5987388-6372025-image-m-2_1541779116278.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/16/5987390-6372025-image-m-4_1541779196773.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983632-6372025-image-a-15_1541773000954.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983626-6372025-image-a-17_1541773029634.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983616-6372025-image-a-19_1541773039751.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983636-6372025-image-a-16_1541773007122.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/14/5983612-6372025-image-a-18_1541773035662.jpg Green Book - https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/16/5987408-6372025-In_the_film_Mortensen_right_plays_white_bouncer_Tony_Lip_hired_b-m-6_1541779379099.jpg Tony Lip - https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/09/16/5988278-6372025-image-m-16_1541780490999.jpg --- call me mrduckbear, sweater monkeys. A GFAQS User Steps On A Bug, I'll Stop Posting for 24 HOURS. THIS ACCOUNT ONLY!! I'm an Asian Liberal. RESIST The Alt-Right</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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