Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the "Dark Knight Rises" actor, recently had an interview and was on the cover of GQ August edition - and now the actor is slamming the magazine for writing 'factually incorrect' claim that his brother died from an overdose.
Gordon-Levitt, who joins the cast as police officer John Blake, took to his Tumblr site Tuesday to lash out at the men's magazine for what he called an "irresponsible claim."
He was upset at the magazine for printing what he said was erroneous information regarding the October 2010 death of his older brother, Dan, otherwise known as "Burning Dan" for his fire-spinning artistry and involvement with Burning Man.
"...the elder Gordon-Levitt died of an alleged drug overdose in 2010. "It was an accident" is all Joe will say about that.'" GQ writes.
On his Tumblr page, the actor wrote "using the word "alleged" technically allows the writer to say whatever she wants. The "allegations" to which she must be referring were made by a handful of gossip websites. They are factually incorrect according to the coroner's office and the police department. I don't like publicly speaking about my brother's death, but I'm making an exception to correct this irresponsible claim."
Also in the interview, the 31-year-old actor reveals he never had the opportunity to attend his high school prom. "I was a sort of serious little dude -- snobby. I thought girls my age were very frustrating," he explains. "They were, like, looking in their compact mirrors and sh-t, and I thought that was evil."
The actor admits he still struggles with life in the spotlight.
"I really don't like this notion that some people are more important than other people. These stories about these elevated people called 'celebrities' teaches [ordinary people] that what [they] have to say doesn't matter," Gordon-Levitt tells GQ. "It's degrading."
