Are two of Australia’s largest stars locked in a secret feud?
An unlikely superstar conflict has left followers confused this week, after Guy Pearce appeared to sledge Oscar nominee and fellow Aussie star Cate Blanchett in a sequence of feisty tweets.
But whereas Geelong-raised Pearce assured followers he was merely making a “sarcastic” joke about his trade peer, studies of previous tensions between him and Blanchett could counsel in any other case.
The actor has since deleted his preliminary tweets about Blanchett, including gas to the fireplace.
It all kicked off after Blanchett gained Best Actress for her efficiency in Tár on the Critics’ Choice Awards earlier this month, with Pearce declaring her win a “fascinating choice”.
He had earlier thrown his assist behind Ana De Armas over the Aussie star for the Best Actress accolade this awards season, for a distinct gong.
Retweeting a submit by Twitter account Celebrity Film Awards that introduced the nominees for Best Actress: Blanchett, Ana De Armas, Michelle Williams and Margot Robbie, Pearce wrote, “Please be Ana De Armas! Incredible performance!”
But his curious behaviour didn’t cease there.
Retweeting a submit from a Cate Blanchett fan account together with photographs of the actress in a bondage-inspired photograph shoot, he wrote: “Ah, no thanks.”
The potshots prompted confusion from followers.
“Dying to know why Guy Pearce has such passive aggressive beef with Cate Blanchett,” one Twitter person wrote.
“Why does Guy Pearce have beef with Cate Blanchett?” one other stated together with screenshots of the tweets.
After deleting the proof, Pearce responded: “Fear not. No beef at all. I was merely being sarcastic. I adore Miss CB. She’s incredible … One of our best!”
Perplexed by the backflip, social media sleuths unearthed proof that it’s not the primary time Pearce has taken a “passive aggressive” swipe at Blanchett.
In an interview printed by The Age in 2008, studies 9Honey, Pearce alluded to a wage gripe with the Elizabeth star in her function as the pinnacle of the Sydney Theatre Company.
Pearce was because of seem in a manufacturing of Poor Boy as part of a joint challenge between the Sydney Theatre Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company.
When requested whether or not he would fulfil the function in Sydney, Pearce advised The Age: “I’d certainly do it if I didn’t have any other projects coming forward but it’s way too early to tell.
“If I’m not at home I might as well be doing something like a movie that pays a decent amount. I mean it would be hard to say: ‘Sorry, I don’t want to do your movie because I want to work for nothing in Sydney for another three months.’”
He added: “Ms Blanchett’s fantastic, absolutely, but I’ve got to make a living.
“Unless she wants to pay me what she earns. If she does it’ll be the most the STC ever paid an actor, I guarantee.”
