Rob Lowe Mistakenly Texted Bradley Cooper About Winning a Golden Globe Instead of Robert Downey Jr; Cooper Lost the Award: ‘Oh S—!’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Rob Lowe might want to double check who he is sending text messages to in the future. During a recent visit to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the ” 9-1-1: Lone Star” actor revealed that he accidentally texted Bradley Cooper a congratulations for winning a Golden Globe thinking the message was going to Robert Downey Jr.
The mishap was a bit awkward considering Cooper was nominated for a golden globe for “Maestro” but lost the best actor in a motion picture drama category to Cillian Murphy from “Oppenheimer.” “Downey does this amazing acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, and I’m so excited for him so I text him, ‘So glad you won.
That is the most beautiful acceptance speech I’ve heard in a long time. Boy, do you deserve it,’” Lowe recalled. “I hit it and I realize, ‘Oh shit.
I just sent that to Bradley Cooper.’” Downey Jr. took home the Golden Globe for best supporting actor thanks to his performance in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” “I said, ‘No, no, I meant that for Robert Downey Jr,’” Lower remembered texting Cooper following the gaffe. “Now that’s even worse!
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