James Cameron calls Amy Poehler’s Golden Globes joke an 'ignorant dig'

Filmmaker James Cameron is expressing his displeasure at one of Amy Poehlerlsquos most ruthless Golden Globes jokesThe filmmaker has now called it an ldquoignorant digrdquo at his expense reports lsquoVarietySpeaking in a recent interview with The New York Times the Titanic Oscar winner said Poehler took things ldquotoo farrdquo when she poked fun at his marriage to BigelowAs per lsquoVariety Amy Poehlerlsquos joke was made at the 2013 Golden Globes where Kathryn Bigelow was a best director nominee thanks to Zero Dark ThirtyDuring her opening monologue with cohost Tina Fey Poehler nodded to the controversy around the filmrsquos depiction of torture by quipping ldquoWhen it comes to torture I trust the lady who spent three years married to James CameronrdquoThe audience was visibly shocked by the joke with Bigelowrsquos Zero Dark Thirty star Jessica Chastain jawdroppedThe filmmaker told The Times ldquoAmy Poehlerrsquos remark was an ignorant dig at an event which is supposed to be a celebration of cinema and filmmakers not a roast Irsquom pretty thickskinned and happy to be the butt of a goodnatured joke but that went too far The fact that people found it funny shows exactly what they think of me even though they have no idea who I am or how I workrdquoCameron noted Hollywood pitted the two directors against each other during the 20092010 awards season as Avatar faced off against The Hurt Locker at various events including the Oscars Bigelow prevailed over Cameron to win the Oscar for best director while The Hurt Locker also won best pictureldquoI was the first one on my feet applaudingrdquo Cameron noted about when Bigelow won the Oscar over for him Kathryn and I thought the whole metanarrative around us was pretty funny I was a little concerned that it would just take away from her credibility as a filmmaker It started to turn into a conversation that wasnrsquot about her film and that bothered both of usrdquo he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever