Eek! Anchor confuses Samuel, Laurence
Samuel L. Jackson ripped a news anchor to shreds for confusing him with Laurence Fishburne.
Jackson – star of the Marvel franchise – appeared via video link to speak to KTLA News about his latest movie Robocop, but was left silenced when he was asked by Sam Rubin about his Super Bowl advert.
After a few seconds’ silence, Jackson quipped: "What Super Bowl commercial? You’re as crazy as the people on Twitter. I’m not Laurence Fishburne.
"We don’t all look alike. We may be all black and famous, but we don’t all look alike."
While Rubin apologised profusely, Jackson continued to poke fun at the anchor.
Speaking about his appearance in a credit car advert, he added: "There’s more than one black guy doing commercials. I’m the ‘What’s in your wallet?’ black guy. [Fishburne’s] the car black guy. Morgan Freeman is the other credit card black guy. You only hear his voice though, so you probably won’t confuse him with Laurence Fishburne.
"I’ve [also] actually never done a McDonald’s or Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial. I know that’s surprising."
Rubin later issued a formal apology to the star and admitted his embarrassment over the error, but claimed he had actually been referring to an advertisement for the next Marvel superhero film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which also aired during the Super Bowl and did in fact include Jackson.
He said: "I pride myself on the fact – that unlike a lot of people who do this kind of work – more often than not, I really do know what I’m talking about. But I didn’t 30 minutes ago, and I’m really embarrassed about it, and I very much apologise to Samuel L. Jackson and anyone else who was offended for what was a very amateur mistake."
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