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Michael Keaton Gets Teary-Eyed At SAG Awards Thinking Of Nephew Who Died Of Drug Overdose

Actor Michael Keaton got very emotional on stage at the SAG Awards as he lost his late nephew due to a drug overdose. He came up to accept the award, and in his speech, he can be seen getting teary-eyed.

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Actor Michael Keaton surprised everyone with a delay in taking the stage during the 2022 SAG Awards, after winning the SAG Award for the best actor in a series or TV movie for 바카라Dopesick바카라.

바카라Sorry! Quick trip to the men바카라s room. It is packed, by the way,바카라 he said after rushing to the podium. The moment resembled that of American actress Christine Lahti who, after winning during the 1998 바카라Golden Globes바카라, admitted taking a restroom break minutes before winning the best actress in a TV drama series for 바카라Chicago Hope바카라.

Keaton became emotional while talking about his late nephew, who died from a drug overdose. He opened his speech on a note, he quickly began offering deep reflections on the night, acting and his 바카라Dopesick바카라 role.

바카라There is an argument to be made 바카라 that a night like tonight is self-serving, narcissistic, it바카라s a legitimate argument to be made 바카라 But I바카라m so blessed to do what I do,바카라 he said.

The actor further explained how being a part of a production like 바카라Dopesick바카라 or 바카라Worth바카라, could spawn thought, conversation and actual change. 바카라Who gets to have that job? Seriously? How fortunate am I that good can come from something that I do just because I wanted to become an actor?바카라

바카라There바카라s massive inequity in the world. In 바카라Dopesick바카라, when you talk about addiction, the way to heal the problem is to accept that you have a problem,바카라 he continued. 바카라Not our country, the entire world, economically, racially, socially, financially, there바카라s massive inequity in the world. There just is. There바카라s fair and there바카라s unfair. There바카라s not a lot of room in between. I can feel right now the rolling thunder of eye rolling coming across people saying to me things like, 바카라shut up and dribble,바카라 바카라shut up and act.바카라 The acting I바카라ll quit. The shutting up, not so much. I바카라m blessed to do something that might improve someone바카라s life.바카라Keaton took a moment to pause as he choked back tears. 바카라Given the subject matter, this is for my nephew Michael and my sister Pam. I lost my nephew Michael to drugs, and it hurts.바카라 When the camera showed those in the audience even they could be seen visibly emotional.

In his Hollywood Reporter cover story, Keaton had explained how he was drawn to 바카라Dopesick바카라, which explores the marketing techniques Purdue Pharma used to recruit OxyContin users and doctors, because of his nephew, who died from fentanyl and heroin use a few years ago. 바카라I thought, 바카라Well, if this is even remotely good, I have to do this,'바카라 Keaton told THR. 바카라It happens to be real good,바카라 he had added.

The 28th annual SAG Awards ceremony took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.

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