About the photobombing: I can't be sure of course, but I think the photobomb at the GG was staged. I don't think it was as spontaneous as at the Oscars last year. Back then he got a lot of positive attention for his U2 photobomb and people thought it being really funny. So I suppose, the creators of the GG show thought it be a nice idea that he made it again.
But I share your worries. I don't want Benedict to be Hollywood's party clown. He is a serious actor and should be recognized for that not for photobombing his (supposed to be more serious) collagues.

Yes, everyone with half a brain who sees his work is bound to acknowledge his talent, whether he was goofy at a party or not.. and well quite frankly, that´s just how he is, do you really want him to act all serious and predictable just to fit in with his (boring) colleagues..? There will be negative press and misunderstandings of his personality anyway, so why not just have fun and be yourself on the way? 

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Well, on the other hand Benedict gets a lot of criticism for very innocent things (like photobombing...) while other actors surprisinlgly get away with far more serious "offences". (Who remembers Reese Waterspoon lying to the policemen that she is pregnant when she was stopped with her husband for driving being drunk?).

And as for the campaign, I am not a great fan of Weinstain, but B. hasn't done a lot of campaigning and schmoozing himself. The Theory of Everything and Eddie Redmayne are far worse. ER is a perfectly lovable guy but "love story in Cambridge" had been pushed down our throats for months now. And yes, B. has been a bit repetitive, but he talks about Turing, not himself and only we (most devoted fans) watch all junket interviews - as Solar System said.

Also, in recent group interviews Benedict has been very discreet, never seeking attention for himself, at most asking intelligent questions to other actors.

Well, Solar, the exact same happened with Ben. He was answering to a question about theatre, giving a rather serious answer, when he was photobombed by a goofy colleague. It's the kind of thing they do.

And I agree when it comes to it being repetitive - yes, I've heard what he has to say about Turing so much that I could probably do the interview for him, but that is because I am the one watching all his interviews. It has nothing to do with him, but with me. Most people won't obsess like I do, and will only watch his interview once or twice.

Also, it's a common thing with any celeb that they get asked the same boring questions over and over again. So they have to repeat the same answer again and again. That also has to do with unimaginative journalists.

I guess that when you get an A-lister, negativity is bound to happen. Not everbody will like you, that's just how it is. That doesn't even just go for celebs, in everyday life someone out there don't like you, and there are you people you don't like. Facts of life. 

Well, when an actor signs up to do a movie, him doing PR for that movie is included in the contract. So they are contracted to do these interviews, it's not always because they want to be that much in the limelight themselves. 

We don't know how many interviews and PR performances he has declined. He needs to be out there while he is still a "hot potato". That is how the business works, I see nothing wrong with that. 

I think he has some good and experiences agents and advisors around him that helps him out with these sort of things.

Lovely, as always.

So cute!

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The Allen Leech interview really made me cringe. That was unfortunate and he seemed really tired and frankly a little tipsy.

Granted, it was a little awkward (you can see Karon practically pushed him towards Allan), but he himself acknoledged that he "crashed" his interview and it was just a semi-informal backstage chat. Also, not something that is B. trademark.

It was far more cringeworthy when a journalist cut B. in half sentence during GG red carpet interview just when he was complimenting Selma, to go for a stupid tequila joke with Clooney.