{"id":121441,"date":"2020-01-20T06:11:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T06:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=121441"},"modified":"2020-01-20T06:11:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T06:11:39","slug":"rami-malek-thought-robert-downey-jr-s-emails-were-a-prank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=121441","title":{"rendered":"Rami Malek thought Robert Downey Jr.&#039;s emails were a prank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>Now, I don&#8217;t know how the world of celebrity works, I just assume they all have one big (super secret) yellow pages in which they keep all their numbers and email addresses. However, I&#8217;ll accept that this may not be the case.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Rami Malek was not given a copy of this book because he had a hard time believing an email from a certain celeb was legit. Robert Downey Jr. contacted <i>The Bohemian Rhapsody<\/i> star regarding a role in his upcoming (now released) film, <i>Dolittle, <\/i>via email which left Malek feeling a little suspicious of its authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, on which Downey, Jr. served as guest host, the pair discussed their &#8220;weird&#8221; introduction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was such a fan of Mr. Robot, I basically emailed you, and I was serial texting you and I was trying to FaceTime you and you didn&#8217;t let me weird you out, and now we&#8217;re friends,&#8221; Downey, Jr. said.<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vplayer\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jLVl44NJ9ls\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t even believe it was you,&#8221; Malek revealed. &#8220;For a second, I got the email from Robert and I thought, &#8216;Okay, somebody&#8217;s playing tricks on me.&#8217; And then they kept coming and they were so witty&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It got to the point where I thought it could be no one else but you,&#8221; Malek explained.<\/p>\n<p>He then continued to explain how he decided to accept the role, which, apparently, didn&#8217;t take very long. &#8220;Of course, this usually goes through a number of agents and whatnot, but when RDJ calls you, it&#8217;s like, &#8216;Yeah, sure, I&#8217;ll come do it.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Malek then paid a heartwarming tribute to RDJ, &#8220;I have a big crush on you,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Thank you for everything you&#8217;ve done for film and cinema. All of these roles from Chaplin to Dolittle now, Iron Man. Everything that you&#8217;ve done has not only been something that we as actors look up to and admire, but you have taken so many of us under your wing and I am so appreciative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/entertainment\/8739\/rami-malek-thought-robert-downey-jrs-emails-were-a-prank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Now, I don&#8217;t know how the world of celebrity works, I just assume they all have one big (super secret) yellow pages in which they keep all their numbers and email addresses. 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