Breaking Baz: Robbie Williams Cheekily Asks Americans In Audience Of Musical Biography ‘Better Man’ To Forgive Use Of 4-Letter Word “That May Be A Trigger Warning To Some” — Telluride Film Festival
deadline.comSuperstar singer Robbie Williams displayed his signature cheekiness at the world premiere screening of Michael Gracey‘s musical biography Better Man when he asked members of the audience at the Telluride Film Festival to “suspend your absolute bigotry” over a word that most Americans find offensive.
Williams joined Gracey to introduce the electrifying musical extravaganza at the festival’s Chuck Jones Theater. Smiling as he took the microphone, Williams offered “a word of warning” on what “may be a trigger warning for you all, especially the ladies.” Pleading — begging even — for their understanding, he continued to caution that “there’s a word that comes up in this movie several times,” and begged to be allowed to explain “culturally” why the word is used in the film.
He explained that there are “70 million people in the U.K., there are 26 million Australians, there are five million Irish people.
We all don’t understand why you find the word,” then pausing for dramatic effect, “that sounds like count, so disapproving. What I would ask for you is to see it culturally through our lens … and to suspend your absolute bigotry and please enjoy it just for what it is.” It was a smart move to introduce a touch of very British down-to-earth humor to explain why a word that many Americans find unacceptable was being used in the movie.
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