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1 August 2000 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Eighties pop star Cyndi Lauper has branded actor Christopher Walken a "rat bastard" - but only to help her act with him. Cyndi is appearing opposite Walken in the upcoming film Opportunists, The (1999) - and was so intimidated by the respected actor that she insulted him at the first script reading to try and fit in. She explains, "Chris is reading and he's taking the work and pushing it and pushing it and I'm just right with it. And I went in there and I started reading and before I knew it I called him a rat bastard - but it was all within the context of the script. And then I thought, after it came out of my mouth, 'I'm done for.'" But luckily for Cyndi, Walken was impressed with the singer's attitude - and she also earned the praise of the film's director. She adds, "And then the director came back to me and said, 'he was really impressed that you called him a rat bastard!' And I said, 'you know, it just slipped out!'" »

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