10 Actors Who Apologised For Their Behaviour In Major Movies
2. Jason Statham (Wild Card)
Jason Statham is known to have a foul mouth on him, and that's part of the "charm" of his performances. But when the cameras are turned off? It's probably best if you don't drop a bunch of swear-bombs in front of your filmmaking collaborators.
But allegedly, that's precisely what Statham did while shooting 2015 action-thriller Wild Card. We say "allegedly" because there's no proof that the actor actually committed the crime - and he stated that he couldn't remember the incident - but regardless, he apologised anyway.
According to The Blast, someone who worked on the film claimed that they possessed a recording of Statham arguing with producer Steve Chasman. During this confrontation, Statham supposedly used the phrase "f*cking f*gs" multiple times.
This claim was never proven true (a transcript of Statham's language later emerged, but this could easily have been faked), but the actor chose to apologies regardless:
"Someone approached me claiming to have a tape of me using terms offensive to the LGBTQ community during a conversation I had with my producing partner, on a movie set five years ago. I have never heard the recording and my multiple requests to hear the recording have been refused. I have no recollection of making any of these offensive comments. However, let me be clear, the terms referenced are highly offensive. If I said these words, it was wrong and I deeply apologise. Anyone who knows me knows it doesn't reflect how I feel about the LGBTQ community. While I cannot fix what was said in the past, I can learn from it and do better in the future."
On the plus side, this negative press can only have brought Wild Card to more people's attention, because, quite frankly, has anyone ever heard of it?