Former James Bond Star George Lazenby Accused Of ‘Homophobic’ Comments, Issues Apology
13.09.2022 - 04:39
/ etcanada.com
George Lazenby, best known for his take on James Bond in the 1969 film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”, has issued an apology after he was accused of making “disgusting” comments.
During a recent onstage interview for the Australian tour, “The Music of James Bond”, which Lazenby is a part of, the actor offended a number of audience members at the Perth show.
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“I am sorry and saddened to hear that my stories might have offended some people,” the actor said in a statement via Twitter, responding to the backlash.
Following the incident, Lazenby, 83, was removed from all of the tour’s future performances after Concertworks, the show’s production company, chose “to discontinue its relationship with Mr Lazenby.”
The company added that they are “extremely saddened and disappointed” by Lazenby’s “language, comments and recollections” and that they have begun “a thorough review of the matter.”
“These were his personal views and there is no excuse for this in today’s society. They do not reflect the views of Concertworks,” said Aaron Kernaghan, the company’s lawyer.
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As a result, Concertworks is issuing refunds to concertgoers from Saturday’s show.
According to an audience member, Lazenby spent his interview during the show “talking about basically his sexual conquests”.
“He was homophobic, he swore, he certainly wasn’t talking about his Bond movies,” the source told Perth radio station 6PR, adding, “He downplayed the Queen a day after she died.
“It was absolutely unbelievable…. At one point he named an Australian cricketer whose daughter he