THIS YEAR is definitely a strange one, but who had 'Russell Crowe wades in on a Dublin city bar scandal' on their predictions list?
The Australian actor has already given the thumbs up to the promotion of the Late Late Toy Show this year, promoting auditions for kids who want to be 'toy testers' on the 2020 programme, and it seems he's become interested in the goings-on of the Emerald Isle.
Doesn’t matter where you’re from, if you have a kind soul and an open heart you’ll appreciate how wonderful this tradition from Ireland is.
The #latelatetoyshow looking for toy testers !! https://t.co/np81ibqhxb— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) August 10, 2020
One of the biggest stories from over the weekend saw scandal hit a bar in Dublin city, as Berlin D2's 'boozy brunch' event got a bit out of hand-- to put it lightly.
Videos from inside the venue show a bartender standing on the bar and pouring alcohol from the bottle directly into people's mouths (Rule number one of What Not to Do During a Pandemic), with very few face masks on show and social distancing gone out the window.
The scenes inside Dublin's Berlin D2 have been widely condemned from the public and elected officialsThe Gladiator actor spoke to Dublin radio station Q102 yesterday morning where he urged the younger generation to follow public health guidelines to prevent a serious second wave hitting the country.
Speaking of his own experience in Australia, he said "a bunch of young people right at the beginning... weren't taking it seriously", but the local community put its foot down and for a while the country seemed to have gotten on top of thins.
"But obviously you’ve heard the news coming out of Melbourne," Crowe continued, "things have kicked off again down there and that’s started to bring an increase in New South Wales and South Australia."
Russell Crowe arrives ahead of The Mummy Australian Premiere at State Theatre on May 22, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)Acknowledging that the new normality of regular hand washing, hand sanitisers, social distancing and face masks "feels alien and strange", he urged those who attended the bar, and anyone who wants to organise or attend house parties to hold firm and stick to the guidelines.
"If you’re listening and you think it’s still a good idea to go out and you’re pushing against it," Crowe pleaded, "And you’re saying ‘I don’t want my life to change!’, you’ve got to understand it’s new for all of us.
"And we all have to deal with it."
In the interview, Crowe went on to tell presenters Alison O'Reilly and Liam Coburn that Dublin has "become a favourite place of mine but I don't know it very well yet."
“I’ve been to Dublin four or five times in total so I’m getting to know it slowly."
"But every experience I’ve had in Dublin I have absolutely loved."
Here's hoping things can get back to normal before too long and the actor can revisit his 'favourite place' soon!
