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Avengers star Don Cheadle defends Brie Larson after body language expert criticises her Endgame press tour

The Captain Marvel star was accused of being 'immature' and 'unprofessional'

Jacob Stolworthy
Friday 03 May 2019 09:26 BST
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Avengers star Don Cheadle has jumped to the defence of co-star Brie Larson after a body language expert criticised her “immature” behaviour during the press tour of Endgame.

Many O’Brien released a video calling out Larson for her “stiff” appearance alongside Cheadle and Thor actor Chris Hemsworth. In the viral clip, she accused Larson of “trying to be taller than these gentlemen”.

“She is really trying to dominate them,” O’Brien says in the clip, adding: “I guess in her mind, domination equals acceptance… In reality, submission will get you a lot further in friendship circles than trying to dominate and boss everyone around.”

O’Brien claims that Larson can be seen giving Hemsworth “bedroom eyes” – something she says indicates that she wants the Australian actor to “validate her” by thinking she’s attractive.

The video has generated widespread criticism. Cheadle slammed O’Brien on Twitter, writing: “This is some of the funniest stuff i’ve ever heard. Brie was trying to keep her ponytail behind her because her hair stylist kept flying in and fixing it. She’s actually being over accommodating. Amazing.”

He added: “You should see my ‘body language’ right now.”

Larson has faced her fair share of critics these past few months. In March, Captain Marvel was targeted by online trolls who tried to lower the film’s audience score on aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. It didn’t work – the film has earned more than $1 billion at the global box office.

Earlier this week, Chris Pratt posted a "really illegal" behind-the-scenes video of the film's stars hanging out in between takes.

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