“I decided to also show a little bit of skin.”
If you’ve been to his official IMDB page, you’ll notice that the actor’s main picture also features him in a state of undress — specifically, he’s not wearing any pants.
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So, uh, what’s up with that? Alexander revealed all in a recent interview with IMDB.
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According to the actor, the photo was taken at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards — and he was inspired to drop trou by, of all people, Zac Efron.
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“The year before, Zac Efron had taken his shirt off on stage, and he is so sexy,” Alexander said.
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So when it came time to present an award with Samuel L. Jackson — his co-star in that year’s The Legend of Tarzan — Alexander decided to one-up Zac and get down to his skivvies.
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“I decided to also show a little bit of skin,” he explained. “I couldn’t take my shirt off because Zac had already done that, so I thought ‘Well, then I’ll take my pants off, because it’s equally sexy.'”
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Just for reference, here’s Zac taking his shirt off at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards.
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Yes, this means that Alexander was wrong when he said Zac took his shirt off at the 2015 MTV Movie Awards. Look, nobody’s perfect.
The question remains: Was Alexander’s moment equally sexy? Well, you can be the judge of that.
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Watch the entire interview here.
