Penn Badgley confessed he was once tricked by way of his former co-star Blake Full of life into believing that Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler was once his actual father at the contemporary episode of his podcast, “Podcrushed.”
“I in truth in point of fact recognize individuals who do [pull pranks]. Anyone who might or is probably not recognized for this — Blake Full of life is, as I recall, very fascinated by pranks. She pulled a outstanding prank on me. It’s loopy,” mentioned the 37-year-old.
“I am getting an electronic mail, similar to, ‘There’s this press merchandise that we’re seeking to kill, however in order that you understand, any individual thinks or Steven Tyler thinks he’s your dad…I don’t have in mind the phraseology however I have in mind being like… Didn’t even take into consideration it for a second as a result of who of their proper thoughts would suppose that that’s true,” shared the Gossip Woman megastar.
After being stunned from the rumor, he discussed how, days later, his publicist addressed that the tale was once nonetheless humming. “Issues escalated even additional when he were given a choice from his supervisor and publicist, who let him know that Tyler was once adamant about his meant paternity.”
Penn additional shared how he didn’t imagine the gossip was once true till he got here forth to his mom on April Idiot’s day. “My mother is so now not an actress, so now not a prankster both, and she or he’s disenchanted…I’m like, ‘Mother why are you disenchanted?!’ After which she takes a pause, this is like, the pause that bought me, and she or he is going, ‘Why do you suppose we moved out of Maryland?’” voiced Penn. “I’m telling you, for one thing like 5 to seven seconds, which is a very long time, I used to be speechless and my global was once rearranging. I used to be like, ‘Are you f**king kidding me? I’m Steven Tyler’s son?’”
“I’d at all times sought after to play track. And I didn’t wish to exploit the person, I indisputably didn’t wish to do this, however I used to be similar to… That’s a very long time to suppose that your entire lifestyles is reordered,” he joked.
Penn went onto say how he’s gullible and not sees pranks heading his approach. “Someone who’s in my lifestyles and needs to tug a prank on me, cross forward and check out, as a result of I will be able to by no means take into consideration it,” he added. “I suppose I’m trusting, I suppose it says one thing excellent about me, I simply by no means suppose that any individual’s seeking to pull a prank. So, she had that going for her.”