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At Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards [2] in LA, Tom Hiddleston struck gold. The actor joined the winners' list [3] for his role on The Night Manager, but as soon as he stepped on stage to give his acceptance speech [4], things took a strange turn. Tom shared a longer story about his humanitarian work in Sudan and revealed that many of the people he encountered there love his miniseries. If the audience reactions weren't clear [5] enough, it would seem Tom's words didn't quite have the desired effect. After the ceremony, the actor made it clear that he, too, sensed the moment's awkwardness.
In a new statement on his official Facebook page [6], the actor admitted that his speech was "inelegantly expressed" and that his nerves "got the better" of him. His main intent, he explained, was to shine a spotlight on the brave souls who work for UNICEF UK [7], Doctors Without Borders [8], and World Food Programme [9]. Read his post in full below.
