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Ryan Gosling regrets NYC street fight cameo

"I should have just kept my nose out of it," movie star says

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Ryan Gosling in an MTV interview.
Ryan Gosling in an MTV interview.

You may remember that all-around superstar Ryan Gosling — who has two highly anticipated films coming out this fall — made a surprise appearance in an off-screen street fight (to enthusiastic cries of “That’s the guy from ‘The Notebook’!” and “Oh my God, it is!”) in New York City a couple of weeks ago.

Discussing the event with MTV this week, Gosling said he is “embarrassed” that he got involved at all; despite the fact that his intervention attempt was widely admired, the star says that “nobody won” — and his appearance just “[made] it weirder.”

 

We’ve seen Ryan Gosling look a whole lot more embarrassed before. For example, here’s a clip of him reading entries from the blog “F*ck Yeah! Ryan Gosling” (also for MTV) earlier this year:

 

By Emma Mustich

Emma Mustich is a Salon contributor. Follow her on Twitter: @emustich.

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