I’m sorry’: James Bond actor George Lazenby addresses his ‘hurtful, homophobic’ remarks
George Lazenby, known for portraying fictional British secret agent James Bond, was forced to issue a public apology after he made offensive remarks.
Australian actor George Lazenby, known for portraying fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, was recently forced to issue a public apology after he made offensive comments during an interview panel. Lazenby was the second actor to play the iconic role in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service after actor Sean Connery left the franchise in the late ’60s before returning. The film’s director Peter Hunt said that he selected Lazenby for the role of James Bond as the requirement was for someone who “oozed sexual reassurance.”
Now, as per a report by BBC, Lazenby received criticism for discussing numerous of his ‘sexual exploits’ on The Music of James Bond panel. He was reportedly jeered by the audience present at the event. A spectator even expressed his thoughts on the experience as he said,
He was homophobic, he swore, he certainly wasn’t talking about his Bond movies…He downplayed the Queen a day after she died…It was absolutely unbelievable…At one point he named an Australian cricketer whose daughter he was chasing, and he said he dragged the daughter out of a pub and put her in a car in London, which again is of course horrific…It wasn’t even charming, it wasn’t even funny. It was creepy, it was offensive…He was disgusting, there are no two ways about it.”
