Roger Moore Slams Gordon Ramsey's Foie Gras
30 November -0001
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ROGER MOORE HITS BACK AT GORDON RAMSAY SIR ROGER MOORE has hit back at celebrity chef GORDON RAMSAY, after he accused the former JAMES BOND star of hypocrisy over his criticism of the use of foie gras. Ramsay attacked Moore's decision to back a campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) bidding to outlaw the use of foie gras, which is produced from cruelly overfed geese. Ramsay said, "At the height of his fame he had no scruples about swanning round top restaurants eating fancy food, and now he's telling us we all have to be goody two-shoes." But Moore has written a letter to the HELLS KITCHEN star defending his stand on the issue. It reads, "Indeed I did swan around fancy restaurants at the height of my fame, as you say, and still do to this day in fact and rather enjoy it. However, the point I was trying to make was that it was in total ignorance that I used to eat foie gras."Once I was made aware of the process involved and treatment of the poor birds, I felt physically sick . just as I felt when I saw a photograph of a lung infected with cancer 35 years ago.
"I gave up smoking cigarettes immediately and haven't smoked one since. Now I don't think I could ever knowingly eat foie gras again either.
"I don't believe I am a hypocrite, rather a concerned person where the ethical treatment of animals is involved."
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by steven jordan 10 May 2009
Roger Moore is a legend in his own life time. Although I like Gordon ramsey I have to stick up for Roger Moore on this issue. I think that the work he does for UNICEF proves his commitm... Read More