Archive for January 5th, 2012
A rep disputes a report to MTV News that the ‘Mission Impossible’ actor was injured in Thailand.
By Jocelyn Vena
Jeremy Renner
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“Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol” star Jeremy Renner is just fine. Despite previous reports, the actor’s rep confirmed to MTV News that he was not injured in a bar fight in Thailand.
“Jeremy was there [but] was not involved,” a rep for the actor told MTV News. “When a fight broke out, he exited [and] was not injured.”
The Phuket Gazette reports that Renner had been hanging out at the Rachada Pub in Phuket Town when six employees stabbed and injured two local men, Sri Panwa Resort General Manager Vorasit Issara and Maj Gen Chonasit, early Wednesday.
The newspaper further reports that Renner had been in their company, along with Vorasit’s driver, Noppadon Preechawai, and several other friends. The Gazette originally reported that Renner had been injured in the scuffle.
Prior to arriving at Rachada Pub, the group had also been spotted at two other local hotspots, KorTorMor Pub and another club near Royal Phuket City Hotel.
The six men are currently being held by local authorities and addressed the media at a press conference on Thursday (January 5). The pub where the incident occurred has since been shut down for six months because it violated a local curfew.
Renner has been in the Philippines filming “The Bourne Legacy,” the actor’s rep said. He recently opened up to MTV News about filming “Legacy” and filling in the spot left vacant by the franchise’s longtime star, Matt Damon.
“He’s always been so complimentary to me from the moment I met him. Such a great guy,” Renner said. “He’s a very, very complimentary, loving dude.”
Check out everything we’ve got on “The Bourne Legacy.”
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Patrick Carney blames the band for ruining rock and roll in interview with Rolling Stone.
By James Montgomery
Black Keys on the cover of <i>Rolling Stone</i>
Photo: Rolling Stone
Having already spent a portion of 2011 taking Twitter shots at Lady Gaga, Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney is kicking off 2012 with another feud … only this time, he’s setting his sights on Nickleback.
In the new issue of Rolling Stone, Carney laments the current state of rock music (which, admittedly, is rather dire) and places the blame squarely on the shoulders of the Canadian quartet, whom he believes have ruined the genre with their “watered-down, post-grunge crap.”
“Rock and roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world,” he says. “So they became OK with the idea that the biggest rock band in the world is always going to be sh–. Therefore, you should never try to be the biggest rock band in the world. F— that! Rock and roll is the music I feel the most passionate about, and I don’t like to see it f—ing ruined and spoon-fed down our throats [with] this … horrendous sh–. When people start lumping us into that kind of sh–, it’s like ‘F— you,’ honestly.”
Maybe he hasn’t heard “Bottoms Up.” Of course, in the interview, Carney was equally harsh on himself, saying he “suck[s] at the drums” and admitting that he agrees with most folks who call him awkward. But the most savage of his criticisms are definitely directed toward Nickelback. (A spokesperson for the band did not respond to MTV News’ request for comment.) We may be witnessing the birth of our first great rock feud. Though 2012 is just five days old, it looks like it’s going to be a big year indeed.
Whose side are you on in the brewing rock and roll feud? Sound off in the comments below!
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