I'm not exactly sure who Gary Oldman is. I thought I knew but then I realized I was picturing Alan Rickman. So it doesn't matter all that much to me personally that he is, let's say, not super-likable, at least on the evidence of his recent, lengthy, a-bit-too-candid interview with Playboy -- which I only heard about because he said some terrible things, in particular some headine-grabbing things about Jews for which he later apologized. And the wording of that apology rang a bell I didn't expect.
I am deeply remorseful that comments I recently made in the Playboy Interview were offensive to many Jewish people.... I hope you will know that this apology is heartfelt, genuine, and that I have an enormous personal affinity for the Jewish people in general, and those specifically in my life. The Jewish People, persecuted thorough the ages, are the first to hear God’s voice, and surely are the chosen people.
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