Producers Apologise For McGowan's IRA Comments
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Producers apologise over McGowan's IRA comments
Producers of IRA movie FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING have apologised after the film's star Rose McGowan said she would have joined the terrorist organisation if she was from Northern Ireland.
Producers Apologise For Mcgowan's Ira Comments
Producers of IRA movie FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING have apologised after the film's star Rose McGowan said she would have joined the terrorist organisation if she was from Northern Ireland.
The actress made the controversial comments while speaking at a press conference for the movie at the Toronto Film Festival last week (beg8Sep08).
McGowan admitted that she felt empathy with the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and claimed she would have been a member if she had been brought up in Belfast during the Trouble
Producers Apologize For McGowan's IRA Comments
Producers of IRA movie Fifty Dead Men Walking have apologized after the film's star Rose McGowan said she would have joined the terrorist organization if she was from Northern Ireland.
The actress made the controversial comments while speaking at a press conference for the movie at the Toronto Film Festival last week (beg8Sep08).
McGowan admitted that she felt empathy with the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and claimed she would have been a member if she had been brought up in Belfast during the
Rose McGowan’s controversial comments….
Producers of IRA (Irish Republican Army) movie ‘Fifty Dead Men Walking’ have apologized after the film’s star Rose McGowan said she would have joined the terrorist organization if she was from Northern Ireland.
The actress made the controversial comments while speaking at a press conference last week.
Rose admitted that she felt empathy with the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and claimed she would have been a member if she had been brought up in Belfast during the Troubles.
Rose, whose father
Actress Rose McGowan Rapped For Pro-IRA Comments
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McGowan Raises IRA with Pro-Cause Comments
Historians await Rose McGowan’s next piece of political commentary.
Producers of the film Fifty Dead Men Walking were scrambling to apologize after Rose McGowan, one of the film’s stars, got a little too political for their comfort.
Discussing the film at the Toronto Film Festival last week, McGowan said she would have been one hundred percent behind the IRA and would have joined up if she had lived in Northern Ireland during the troubles.
According to The Hollywood Reporter last week, McGo
Actress Rose McGowan rapped for pro-IRA comments
LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - The producers of the IRA drama "Fifty Dead Men Walking" have taken the unusual step of distancing themselves from incendiary comments made by the film's star, Rose McGowan.
The actress caused a stir at the Toronto Film Festival last week when she said she would have joined the Irish Republican Army had she lived in Belfast during the Troubles. She said she could understand why people turned to violence during that time in Northern Ireland.
The movie is based on
Actress Rose McGowan rapped for pro-IRA comments
(Reuters)
Reuters - The producers of the IRA
drama "Fifty Dead Men Walking" have taken the unusual step of
distancing themselves from incendiary comments made by the
film's star, Rose McGowan.
Actress Rose McGowan rapped for pro-IRA comments
LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - The producers of the IRA drama "Fifty Dead Men Walking" have taken the unusual step of distancing themselves from incendiary comments made by the film's star, Rose McGowan.
The actress caused a stir at the Toronto Film Festival last week when she said she would have joined the Irish Republican Army had she lived in Belfast during the Troubles. She said she could understand why people turned to violence during that time in Northern Ireland.
The movie is based on
Actress Rose McGowan rapped for pro-IRA comments - Reuters
The producers of the IRA drama "Fifty Dead Men Walking" have taken the unusual step of distancing themselves from incendiary comments made by the film's star, Rose McGowan.
McGowan rapped for pro-IRA comments
The producers Fifty Dead Men Walking, have distanced themselves from comments made by the film's star, Rose McGowan.
Rose McGowan rapped for pro-IRA comments
Producers for the IRA drama Fifty Dead Men Walking have taken the unusual step of distancing themselves from incendiary comments made by the film's star, Rose McGowan.
The actress caused a stir at the Toronto Film Festival last week when she said she would have joined the Irish Republican Army had she lived in Belfast during the Troubles.
She said she could understand why people turned to violence during that time in Northern Ireland.
The movie is based on the life of double agent Martin McGartland,
Rose McGowan rapped for pro-IRA comments
She caused a stir at the Toronto Film Festival when she said she would have joined the Irish Republican Army had she lived in Belfast during the troubles. She said she could understand why people turned to violence during that time in Northern Ireland.
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Rose McGowan is about to get a little “Nip/Tuck”.
Rose McGowan takes over Katee Sackhoff’s upcoming recurring role on FX’s “Nip/Tuck” after it was announced earlier that Katee Sackhoff was cast as the lead in Dick Wolf’s new cop series “Lost and Found,” Rose will play Theodora “Teddy” Lowe, a doctor and love interest for Dylan Walsh’s Sean.
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Rose McGowan at press conference for "Fifty Dead Men Walking" during the TIFF, September 10
Rose McGowan at press conference for "Fifty Dead Men Walking" during the Toronto International Film Festival , September 10, 13 HQs.
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Rose McGowan at the "Fifty Dead Men Walking" film screening at TIFF, september 10
Rose McGowan at the "Fifty Dead Men Walking" film screening during the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival september 10, 10 HQs.
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Fury as actress tells film festival 'I would have joined the IRA'
The Hollywood actress Rose McGowan has been heavily criticised after expressing sympathy with the IRA ahead of the release of her new film.
McGowan: 'I would have joined IRA'
Rose McGowan reveals that she would have joined the IRA if she was brought up in Belfast.
McGowan would have joined the IRA?
Sometimes actors say something that they regret afterwards, and if Rose McGowan really did say this then I imagine she might well regret it at some point, although I do have a sneaky suspicion that this might have been taken out of context to gain headlines, which it has.
She was talking about her role in Fifty Dead Men Walking adapted from the memoirs of Martin McGartland who was a British undercover agent within the IRA for years.
According to The Hollywood Reporter she m
'Fifty Dead Men Walking' star Rose McGowan has 'Troubles'
Rose McGowan is currently promoting the film "Fifty Dead Men Walking", a screenplay adaptation based on IRA informer Martin McGartland's autobiography.
Rose McGowan leaves the stage after a press conference for Canadian director Kari Skogland's film 'Fifty Dead Men Walking' at the 33rd annual Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, Canada, 10 September 2008. EPA/WARREN TODA
The actress is under fire for making ill-informed comments regarding the "Troubles" of IRA-plagued Northern Ire
Rose McGowan out of line, 'Fifty' backers say
The producers of "Fifty Dead Men Walking" have distanced themselves from comments made by the film's star, Rose McGowan.
Rose McGowan and the IRA: what does she know?
It’s one thing to be a movie actress portraying a character in a secretive anti-government group, but it’s a far different to be a person in real life battling a government every day. In movies, guns fire blanks; in real life, they shoot bullets.
So, when actress Rose McGowan told reporters at a Toronto film festival press conference for her new movie ”Fifty [...]
Director disowns McGowan IRA remarks
The director of a film about the IRA has distanced herself from comments made by American actress Rose McGowan in which she expressed sympathy for the organisation.
'Fifty Dead Men Walking' is based on the memoirs of Martin McGartland, an RUC Special Branch agent who infiltrated the IRA in the 1980s.
McGowan, 35, plays an IRA member in the film, which also stars Ben Kingsley and Jim Sturgess.Advertisement
The actress, who has an Irish father, said at a press conference in Toronto last week: "I imagin
Hanging Her Out to Dry
The producers of Rose McGowan's new film, Fifty Dead Men Walking, are doing the distancing dance.
They want to make sure that every one knows that they don't support the actress's pro-terrorism comments from last week, according to reports.
In a statement sent to The Hollywood Reporter, the producers said they "regret any distress" that McGowan's comments [...]















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