Brendan Fraser joined Howard Stern’s SiriusXM speak present and continued to pontificate on the Golden Globes, which he didn’t attend this yr regardless of being nominated for greatest actor in a movement image drama because of his efficiency in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale.” Austin Butler received the class for “Elvis.” Fraser has accused Philip Berk, former president and member of the Hollywood Overseas Press Affiliation, of groping him at a 2003 luncheon on the Beverly Hills Lodge. Fraser revealed the alleged assault in a 2018 GQ interview. Berk later disputed Fraser’s allegations.
Throughout his interview with Howard Stern, Fraser stated that Butler’s Globes win for “Elvis” was “nicely deserved” and a “large win for him.” He added that he had little interest in profitable the prize himself (through Folks).
“I discovered myself questioning is that this a cynical nomination,” Fraser stated. “I couldn’t actually inform due to my historical past with them and that I nonetheless have but to see the outcomes from their reformation. All of us are nonetheless awaiting that, to let you know the reality…What does matter is that it might imply nothing to me. I don’t need it. I didn’t ask to be thought-about even, that was presumed.”
Fraser continued, “They wanted me, I didn’t want them. As a result of it wouldn’t be significant to me. The place am I gonna put that hood decoration? What would I do with that?”
When requested if he felt different actors ought to have joined him in not going to the Globes, Fraser responded, “It’s my combat, nobody else’s…I don’t want everybody to face in solidarity with me….Possibly. However, you recognize, it might be a leap of religion for whoever that may be. It might be a calculated danger and it is also trivialized very simply by the cynical view of this all.”
“I actually don’t even wanna give it some thought that a lot as a result of it’s not that essential to me,” Fraser continued in regards to the Globes. “And the excellent news is, they did one thing essential in that broadcast and it modified my occupied with them: they put Zelenskyy entrance and heart. They let him have the stage, and that’s a strong assertion and one thing I can get behind and assist.”
Fraser confirmed to GQ journal in November that he can be skipping the Globes, saying on the time, “No, I can’t take part… It’s due to the historical past that I’ve with them. And my mom didn’t increase a hypocrite. You possibly can name me lots of issues, however not that.”
For his efficiency in “The Whale,” Fraser is presently nominated for the Academy Award for greatest actor.
