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Sunday World
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Nate Diaz claims he turned down Conor McGregor's role in Road House
'I ain't going to no movie and losing to no Brokeback Mountain.' Nate Diaz has claimed he turned down the role Conor McGregor played in the Road House reboot. The former MMA fighter landed the role of Knox in the 2024 film alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. Now, his fiercest rival has said he turned down the role because he didn't want to 'lose' an onscreen fight. 'I was supposed to do Conor McGregor's part in Road House,' he told the HJR podcast. 'That was my part, but I was like, 'I'm not fighting, go in there, and losing a fight.' 'I've seen the original Roadhouse. So I'm the main bad guy? I'm supposed to fight … okay, who's the Patrick Swayze then? And they said it was Jake Gyllenhaal and I'm like, 'I ain't going to no movie and losing to no Brokeback Mountain.' 'F*ck that. I'm good. I can't do it.' Diaz and McGregor have been bitter rivals since they first took to the ring in two 2016 bouts. McGregor v Diaz Diaz won their first fight, but a few months later, McGregor won their second by decision following a five-round rematch. McGregor landed a role in the remake of the 1989 film when he was in recovery after breaking his leg in 2021. He played the role of a hitman tasked with killing Gyllenhaal's character Elwood Dalton. A fan of the original movie starring Patrick Swayze, McGregor said he turned down 'a good few roles' before agreeing to star in Road House. 'I've had directors show up at fight camp, really beautiful directors doing really top-end movies… And over and over, they'd come to me, and I always turned them down,' he told Total Film. 'I'd leave people a little high and dry. I probably have a few enemies out there that I don't really know of because I had said, 'I might do it.'" Gyllenhaal said that during filming, he had to repeatedly remind McGregor not to 'actually hit' him. "There were a couple of times — actually, almost every time — I had to turn to him, and I'd be like, 'Remember, you don't actually hit me.' Nate Diaz / Conor McGregor - Getty Images News in 90 Seconds - May 27th He said he gave McGregor acting tips in exchange for grappling advice. 'He was like, 'OK, let's go!' But then there were times we were grappling, and he's talking to me while we were grappling. 'He's like, 'Right arm under. Wrap your leg around me. Now pull me up, through the legs.' 'So there was a real exchange. He came up to me, and he was like, 'I did that last take. What did you think of that? Was it a bit too big?' I'd be like, 'Well, you have that. Try this.' 'There was a real back-and-forth between us, and a deep respect for both of our primary occupations."
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jackson Co. assessor could become elected position if MO voters pass amendment
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the passage of a Missouri House joint resolution Thursday, voters will be asked to consider a constitutional amendment that, if approved, would allow Jackson County residents to elect their county assessor. Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson, R-Lee's Summit, said HJR 23 and HJR 3 proposed a constitutional amendment that, pending the approval of Missouri voters, would require the Jackson County assessor to be an elected position. Procession route released for fallen Kansas City firefighter, paramedic Currently, Patterson said, Jackson County is the only charter county in the state that is not required to elect its assessor. The passage of the HJR comes amid concerns among residents and legislators regarding how property value assessments have been handled. Last month, the Missouri State Tax Commission ordered that the county roll back its 2023 assessments, a move County Executive Frank White called 'shocking' and 'dangerous.' The county on April 22 said it was evaluating the order. The county also recently announced that it has agreed to limit 2025 residential property assessment increases to 'no more than 15%.' 'This is an important step forward in the fight against unfair taxes,' Speaker Patterson said in a statement Thursday. 'With the passage of this legislation, voters in Missouri will get the chance to give Jackson County the right to have its own elected assessor, just like every other county in the state does. It improves accountability, cuts property taxes, and ensures the kind of transparency taxpayers deserve. The days of unchecked overreach by the Jackson County Tax Assessor need to come to an end.' FOX4 has emailed the county executive's office for comment as well as Legislators Manny Abarca and Sean Smith. FOX4 has also asked Patterson's office when voters can expect to see the amendment on the ballot. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
