Chris O’Dowd Explains His Participation In Gal Gadot’s Lambasted ‘Imagine’ Video: ‘I Presumed It Was A Charity Thing’

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star-studded cover version of Imagine released at the start of lockdown as “the thing we didn’t need that everybody hated.”The actor, 40, took part in a lo-fi rendition of John Lennon’s classic track along with celebrities including Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Kirsten Wiig and Jimmy Fallon.The stars took turns to each sing a section of the song in video clips recorded from their homes in an attempt to lift spirits during the coronavirus pandemic.However, the gesture was instead viewed as tone deaf by many social media users, some of whom criticised the celebrities for failing to use their combined platforms and wealth in a more tangibly beneficial way during the global health crisis.Gal Gadot and celeb friends sing 'Imagine' during coronavirus

Chris O'Dowd doesn't blame anyone for thinking poorly of the "Imagine" video he participated in earlier this year. In March, after the beginning of the coronavirus quarantine, O'Dowd, 40, was one of several celebrities to take part in a musical relay race of sorts, featuring stars singing bits of the famous John Lennon song, line by line.

celebrity cover of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ that emerged at the start of lockdown, labelling it “creative diarrhoea”.A video of famous faces including O’Dowd, Jimmy Fallon and Gal Gadot, who sang the iconic track in an apparent show of solidarity, went viral when it was posted online in March.It failed to strike the desired note and instead received a legion of backlash for being “cringeworthy” and “out of touch”.Speaking on Louis Theroux’s Grounded podcast, O’Dowd has now admitted that the backlash was “justified”. We are in this together, we will get through it together.

Chris O'Dowd initially thought Gal Gadot's 'Imagine' video was for charity. The 40-year-old actor and his wife Dawn O'Porter both starred in the much-maligned video, which saw various celebrities perform part of John Lennon's iconic track amid the coronavirus crisis - but Chris has now admitted he didn't give the concept proper consideration.

Gal Gadot and Natalie Portman, who sang the famous song in an attempt lift spirits amid the coronavirus outbreak, went viral in March.It was labelled “cringe” and “out of touch” by many social media users, and Nick Cave even called it “the most panic-inducing version ever recorded”.O’Dowd has now admitted the backlash to the cover was “justified”.Speaking on the latest episode of Louis Theroux’s podcast Grounded, O’Dowd said: “In terms of my interpretation of it, I think the backlash was justified." O'Dowd was asked to be in the video by his friend and Bridesmaids co-star Kristen Wiig, who appeared alongside Gadot in Wonder Woman."I'll do anything Kristen asks me to do so of course we just did it," he said.

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