Lorraine star Ross King was forced to apologise to viewers after he wrongly announced that music icon Tony Bennett was dead.
During Friday’s episode of the ITV daytime chat show (August 5, 2022), Ross mistakenly referred to the singer as “the late Tony Bennett,” before quickly realising his mistake.
The incident occurred when the Hollywood correspondent was talking about Lady Gaga’s recently announced appearance in the second Joker film – showing a clip of her performing Cheek To Cheek with Tony Bennett.
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He said: “This is the news that we’ve all been waiting for. Here is the good news – Gaga is going to be in the next Joker movie.
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“Of course, coming back will be the Joker himself – Joaquin Phoenix – that was 2019. That was when he won the Oscar for that as well. It was the first R-rated movie to make $ 1 billion worldwide.”
Ross added: “Also, we hear that this one is going to be a musical as well.
“A teaser has just been dropped – here’s Gaga, here’s the music, here’s cheek to cheek and here’s – of course – the song that we associate with her and the wonderful and the absolutely brilliant late Tony Bennett.”
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However, Ross quickly realised that he had made a mistake by stating that Tony Bennett had died and quickly interrupted himself to correct the statement.
While talking about Harry Styles helping a fan to propose, a flustered Ross said: “Can I just also clarify as well – I did say ‘the late Tony Bennett’ – Tony has not yet passed away, sorry about that.
“He is still around and is still one of the greats so apologies for people thinking that something had happened there!”
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Host Ranvir Singh, who is filling in for Lorraine Kelly over the summer, brought up the news that Lady Gaga would be back on screen, with her role in the second Joker film delighting fans across the world.
Lady Gaga, who has garnered praise for her roles in A Star Is Born and House Of Gucci, will star in Joker: Folie A Deux opposite fellow award winner Joaquin Phoenix, although her role has not yet been confirmed.
However, Ross suggested that some fans think she could be taking on the role of Joker’s girlfriend Harley Quinn, adding: “So this one is called Folie A Deux – translated that means ‘folly of two’ and it refers to a mental illness that is shared by two people in close association.
“So, of course now fans are thinking ‘A ha! Does this mean that Gaga will take on the role of the Joker’s girlfriend Harley Quinn?’ Not confirmed yet but it could possibly be.”
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