Well, that was awkward. Rob Lowe sent a congratulatory message to Robert Downey Jr. after his Golden Globes win earlier this month.
Only problem was he sent the well-wishes to Bradley Cooper, who lost his category. “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,'” Lowe revealed on Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! “That is the most beautiful acceptance speech I’ve heard in a long time.
Boy, do you deserve it. I hit it and I realize, ‘Oh s—. I just sent that to Bradley Cooper.’” Cooper was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama.
He lost to Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy. Lowe then sent a second text. “I said, ‘No, no, I meant that for Robert Downey Jr,’” he said. “Now that’s even worse!
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