Chris O’Dowd says backlash to infamous ‘Imagine’ celebrity video was justified

Chris O’Dowd has distanced himself from the celebrity cover of John Lennon’s’ Imagine ‘ that emerged at the start of lockdown, naming it” imaginative diarrhoea “.

A video of acclaimed faces including O’Dowd, Jimmy Fallon and Gal Gadot, who sang the iconic move in an apparent prove of solidarity, extended viral when it was posted online in March.

It failed to strike the desired note and instead received a legion of backfire for being “cringeworthy” and “out of touch”.

Speaking on Louis Theroux’s Grounded podcast, O’Dowd has now admitted that the backlash was ” vindicated “.

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“In words of my explain of it, I envisage the backfire was justified ,” he said.

O’Dowd too uncovered he was asked to star in the excerpt by close friend and Bridesmaids co-star Kristen Wiig, who will be seen next in Wonder Woman 1984 alongside Gadot.

” I’ll do anything Kristen has asked me to do so of course we are only did it ,” he said.” It made five minutes, didn’t think about it. I presumed it was for kids.”

He computed: “We were in that first gesticulate of artistic diarrhoea that there appears to encase the entire world.”

In April, performer Jamie Dornan likewise protected his participation in the video and Gadot trying to” elevate people’s tones “.

He told the Tea With Me podcast:” It’s a funny thing. Not being on social media, I wasn’t really that well understood the negative action, but I was made aware quite quickly by some copulates. It was early on in the lockdown process .”

The clip likewise sparked a sweary parody from comedian Joe Lycett, peculiarity Noel Fielding, BBC Radio 1’s Greg James, Paul Chuckle and more.

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