Clint Eastwood Has Vegan WTF Moment
Written by Vegetarian Star on December 13th, 2008 in Actors, Not So Vegetarian.
Clint Eastwood has appeared on one of PETA’s Go Veg brochures with the quote attributed to him, “I try to stick to a vegan diet heavy on fruit, vegetables, tofu, and other soy products.”
Um…no, not really. In a recent interview with the New York Times, he stated he is not and has never been a vegan and looked rather disturbed when he was told what a vegan was, as if being a vegan was equivalent to castration.
“I never look at the Internet for just that reason,” he said.
Understandable. If you’re a celebrity it may be painful to read some of the stuff written about you. Just imagine what would have happened if Clint read his was a raw foodist!
The rumor that Eastwood is a vegan has shown up in a lot of places, including Wikipedia and other vegetarian and vegan sites.
But don’t let this tarnish your visions that there aren’t tons of vegan celebs out there, including the macho manly ones like Eastwood.
Ultimate fighter Mac Danzig can still kick carnivore butt. And since his girlfriend does a lot of cooking for him, it’s safe to say he’s far from being castrated.
Hot Tip: Vegpage
Possibly Related Posts:
- Best Vegetarian Stories Of 2015
- Jesse Einsenberg Celebrates “Thanksliving” During The Holidays (Video)
- Meatless Mouthful–Liam Hemsworth Gives Veggie Advice Like Dr. Spock (Video)
- Ellen DeGeneres Promotes Leather And Suede In New Shoe Line
- Lenny Kravitz And Denzel Washington Have Vegan Guys Night Out (Video)
December 15th, 2008 at 9:56 am
[…] we learned that Clint Eastwood is not only NOT a vegan, but had to have the definition of one explained to him, which resulted in a look of horror […]
December 16th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
[…] on the rumors circulating the Internet that he is a vegan and/or vegetarian. We recently learned he practically fainted after learning of the rumor that he was a vegan. Apparently, he wants to make sure you know […]
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:39 am
[…] Jennie Garth has an urban legend surrounding her much like Clint Eastwood did on his veganess. […]
May 6th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
[…] by saying not every celeb in the slideshow may be 100% meatless.The same Internet sources that said Clint Eastwood was a vegan (cough, cough rhymes with Tickimedia, say Amy is a former vegetarian. And Access Hollywood still […]
February 2nd, 2013 at 11:27 am
It seems Clint’s not a vegan… but it the idea that he had no clue what a vegan is seems to be a bit of a lie as well…”I take vitamins daily, but just the bare essentials—not what you’d call supplements. I try to stick to a vegan diet—heavy on fruit, vegetables, tofu, and other soy products. Sometimes, when I feel like it, I eat chicken, fish, or turkey, but no red meat, cheese, or fried foods. When I want a bite of something ‘bad,’ I’ll steal something from my wife’s plate.” The comparison of veganism to castration is an embellishment from the NYT article, which stated that he looked “slightly aghast” when given the reporter’s definition of veganism.