It looks like people are becoming increasingly interested in comments Marion Cotillard made about 9/11 a year ago on a French television channel. We get news of this story thanks to our friends at Variety:
Only a week after picking up her best actress Oscar, Marion Cotillard’s unconventional views on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have come to light. In a year-old interview revived Saturday on French website Marianne2 the Gallic thesp questions the U.S. government’s accounts of the attacks on the World Trade Center. “I think we’re lied to about a number of things,” Cotillard said. “We see other towers of the same kind being hit by planes. Are they burned? There was a tower, I believe it was in Spain, which burned for 24 hours. It never collapsed. None of these towers collapsed. And there (in New York), in a few minutes, the whole thing collapsed.”
The interview with Cotillard was first broadcast on the program “Paris Premiere — Paris Derniere” a year ago, but it attracted little attention then. Because of Cotillard’s heightened profile following her Oscar win for playing Edith Piaf in “La Vie en rose,” a transcript of the interview was posted on Marianne 2.
Variety goes on to wonder if this info would have hurt her oscar chances if news came out beforehand. I would guess no. I really don’ t think this is a big deal at all to be honest. If people have questions I never think it is wise to shut them up or look poorly upon them for asking them. In fact, I get concerned when people attack individuals that ask questions that may not be popular. Only cowards and those with things to hide attack people who ask a question.
There are a large number of American citizens that believe that 9/11 was an inside job. If someone from France is merely questioning the truthfulness of the Bush administration’s account of the incident – you will have to pardon me for saying “no shit”. The current administration is looked upon with disdain and hatred the world over and has proven itself to be full of shit time and time again. If you are surprised an actress from France questions their honesty – I have swampland to sell you.
She is an actress and should be hired for her abilities and not her beliefs. If this news does effect her career; I will certainly be startled and dismayed.
