Jack Black has finally seen the video of Elle Fanning admitting she has a crush on him, and his reaction was predictably hilarious and charming.
Elle and her sister, Dakota Fanning, took a lie detector test for Vanity Fair back in September. During the segment, the Predator: Badlands actress was asked about her crush on the School of Rock star while hooked up to the machine.
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She laughed and confirmed it, calling him “sex on legs.”
Jack is currently on the press tour for his new movie Anaconda, which he co-stars in alongside Paul Rudd. During an interview, a journalist showed the clip of Elle and Dakota to both actors.
In response, Jack said, “Have you ever heard of body dysmorphia? Where when you look at yourself you’re like, ‘oh, I’m so ugly,’ but really you’re like this gorgeous creature. I think she’s got like, the opposite of that where she looks at me, which objectively is a goblin gremlin, and she she sees this gorgeous creature.”
Jack Black and Paul Rudd react to Elle Fanning having a crush on Jack.
“Thank you Elle, and to the boyfriend, dude, we got no beef. We’re cool.” pic.twitter.com/n9AmogaIyF
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“She’s got that weird goblin dysmorphia,” he joked.
“Thank you Elle, and to the boyfriend, dude, we got no beef. We’re cool. I didn’t do nothing to deserve this attention,” Jack added.
Paul also chimed in, backing Elle’s assessment and saying, “On behalf of Elle Fanning, I get it.”
The Anaconda co-stars later posed for photos at the film’s premiere alongside fellow cast member Steve Zahn.