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Aidan Turner s Leonardo paints his truth and flaunts his good looks
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“A man like Leonardo…” – says a dark-browed Italian – “…his genius is forged by pain, and that pain can drive a man to commit terrible acts.” Cliché klaxon! Here comes a tortured maestro!
Leonardo, Amazon Prime’s new mini-series, is a load of old Renaissance hooey. If you thought the Bridgerton scripts were bad – leaden, laboured, obvious – wait till you hear Aidan Turner’s Leonardo da Vinci, channelling the Duchess of Sussex as he proclaims: “I paint
my truth.” It’s perfectly watchable TV, but how did they make such an infinitely interesting man so dull? This isn’t a moan about historical accuracy; drama needn’t be documentary. But the fictionalised life of an artist should at least
Billy Elliot.
“It just felt great. And by the way, I felt the girls were really happy for me as well. There was one I will not mention but it wasn’t
Kate who seemingly wasn’t so happy,”
Marcia told Vulture. She eventually ruled out
Frances and
Judi.
Click inside to find out what she said in the apology…
“In a recent interview, one of my answers that related to Dame Judi Dench was misinterpreted,” she said in an Instagram post. “I have never met Ms. Dench – though if I had, I am certain I would have found her to be as generous and supportive as she is respected. I am deeply sorry for anything that would have led anyone to think otherwise.”
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She dished to Vulture that I felt the girls were really happy for me as well. There was one I will not mention - but it wasn’t Kate - who seemingly wasn’t so happy.
As the interview tried to narrow her down to an answer by process of elimination Marcia added that it was not Julie Walters either.
History: Two decades ago Marcia, 61, won the best supporting actress Oscar for Pollock (in which she is pictured) and triumphed over a category that included Judi, 86 And I’m friends with Frances McDormand. There you go, said Marcia leaving her interview to conclude: So, Judi Dench.
Marcia Gay Harden Apologizes to Judi Dench Over Oscar Win Comments
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The Pollock actress is deeply sorry to the Philomena star as she insists she meant no disrespect and claims her comments about 2001 Oscar triumph were twisted by the media. Apr 17, 2021
Judi Dench after a comment she made in a recent interview was misinterpreted by the media.
The Oscar winner was asked what it felt like to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress back in 2001, beating the likes of
Julie Walters, and Dame Judi, and she regrets how her response was spun. It just felt great. And by the way, I felt the girls were really happy for me as well, Marcia told Vulture. There was one I will not mention - but it wasn t Kate - who seemingly wasn t so happy.