Sam Elliott apologizes for ‘The Power of the Dog’ comments
On Sunday, Elliott addressed the controversy at a panel hosted by Deadline to promote “Yellowstone” prequel collection “1883,” expressing he felt “awful” about how his reviews have been acquired, and apologized to the director and forged.
“I was not pretty articulate about it. I didn’t articulate it extremely effectively,” he mentioned at the function. “And I said some items that damage persons and I feel awful about that.”
Elliott — whose prolific acting profession features performances in numerous Western-themed flicks, including “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Child” and “Tombstone” — went on to accept that the gay neighborhood had been “remarkable” to him all through his occupation.
“I indicate my total career, from before I bought begun when I was in this city. Friends on each and every amount and every single job description up right up until nowadays,” he included. “I am sorry that I harm any of those friends and a person that I loved. And any individual else by the words and phrases that I used.”
Elliott noted that he had praised Jane Campion as a “amazing director ” throughout the “WTF with Marc Maron” overall look.
“I can only say that I am sorry, and I am,” he extra.
Established in 1920s Montana and based on Thomas Savage’s novel of the very same name, “The Electric power of the Pet” follows the tense and strained romantic relationship of closeted rancher Phil Burbank and his brother George, played by Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons, respectively. It also stars Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee.
The movie received 12 nominations at the 2022 Academy Awards and acquired Campion the Oscar for finest director final thirty day period.
Elliott had expressed his disdain throughout the “WTF” podcast, telling host Marc Maron he was not amazed with the film’s “allusions of homosexuality.”
“You want to discuss about that piece of s**t?” he mentioned. “That is what all these f**king cowboys in that movie looked like. They are all functioning all-around in chaps and no shirts, you will find all these allusions to homosexuality all over the f**king motion picture.”
Campion, who also gained the Oscar for most effective primary screenplay for the 1994 film “The Piano,” formerly reacted to Elliott’s criticism, telling Deadline: “I imagine it’s seriously regrettable and unhappy for him simply because he is truly hit the trifecta of misogyny and xenophobia and homophobia. I will not like that. I believe he was currently being a very little little bit of a b-i-t-c-h. Furthermore he’s not a cowboy, he’s an actor.”
CNN has contacted Campion’s associates for comment.
CNN’s Sandra Gonzalez contributed to this report.
