Michael Madsen's marital tension on display at first socially distanced Hollywood cement ceremony

Record ID: 1586919

  • Title: Michael Madsen's marital tension on display at first socially distanced Hollywood cement ceremony
  • Date: 16th November 2020
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 16, 2020) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** ACTOR MICHAEL MADSEN GOING UP ON STAGE (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, MICHAEL MADSEN, SAYING: "How's it going? Listen, I'm kind of staggered by this whole thing. I never really thought that this was going to happen to me but now it is and I don't know what to say." MADSEN SAYING (English) "Shoot it!" ALONGSIDE WIFE DEANNA MADSEN (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, MICHAEL MADSEN, SAYING: "I hit my head the other day and I was in the hospital and I didn't think I was going to make it but I did and I wouldn't have missed it for the world, so... I just noticed that my wife is sitting over there and I'm so happy that she showed up because I didn't think she was going to. I love you DeAnna. I don't know what else to say to you, honey, other than I made a lot of mistakes and I did a lot of bad things and if you give me time, I'll try and make up for them, okay? Okay?" DEANNA MADSEN WATCHING (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, MICHAEL MADSEN, SAYING: "My dear. My dear, lovely DeAnna. I miss you so much, honey, and I'm sorry for all the things that happened in the last few days. I'm glad you're here now and I guess I've got to do this thing so where is it? Where, where are the handprints? Where are the footprints? Goddamit. Let me do it." VARIOUS OF MADSEN WITH WIFE DEANNA POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR, MICHAEL MADSEN, SAYING: "I can't say enough to you, DeAnna, I can't say enough apology, I can't say enough sorry but please let me forgive you. Please forgive me. Will you? Will you, DeAnna? Okay, let's go." MADSEN PUTTING HANDPRINTS INTO CEMENT MEDIA TO MADSEN
  • Embargoed: 30th November 2020 21:08
  • Keywords: COVID-19 DeAnna Madsen Michael Madsen TCL Chinese Theatre cement coronavirus feet hands relationship social distancing
  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES;
  • City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES;
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Celebrities,Arts/Culture/Entertainment,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA001D4TIXQL
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The first hands and feet ceremony in Hollywood since January took place on Monday (November 16).
    Michael Madsen, famous for his roles in Quentin Tarantino films, took to the podium, where celebrities usually talk about their careers.
    However, Madsen, noticing his wife DeAnna was in attendance, turned his attention to her and asked for her forgiveness.
    He said "I love you DeAnna. I don't know what else to say to you, honey, other than I made a lot of mistakes and I did a lot of bad things and if you give me time, I'll try and make up for them, okay? Okay?"
    "I'm sorry for all the things that happened in the last few days. I'm glad you're here now," he added.
    Madsen also showed off an injury to his forehead, saying "I hit my head the other day and I was in the hospital and I didn't think I was going to make it but I did and I wouldn't have missed it for the world."
    The 'Reservoir Dogs' actor struggled with another part of the ceremony, with organizers stepping in to help take off his cowboy boots to imprint them in the cement.
    The event was hosted with limited media and guests socially distanced six feet apart. Temperatures were also taken on entry.
    Master of ceremonies and TCL Chinese Theatre's operations manager, Levi Tinker, said "We've always had a very safe environment for these ceremonies and we've just enhanced that even more from what we've done in the past and so I think it turned exceptionally well today and it's exciting to see this going forward and continuing again here in the future."
    (Production: Alan Devall/Rollo Ross)
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