Today Charlize Theron proves that you don't have to qualify for Mensa to repeatedly star opposite Keanu Reeves. PageSix.com reports:
Oscar winner Charlize Theron, who has never been considered an airhead, made a serious geographical gaffe when she mixed up her Eastern European cities in a recent interview.While promoting the UK release of In The Valley of Elah, the South African actress waxed poetic about her visit to the Turkish city of Budapest… except Budapest is in Hungary. She had meant to say Istanbul.
"We went to Turkey. When we got over there, we rented a car and we drove all the way to Budapest," the 32-year-old told London's Daily Mail of her spring 2006 trip with actor beau Stuart Townsend. That would have been one impressive drive, considering the capital of Turkey is about 660 miles from Budapest.
"By the time we got to Budapest it was like the Cannes Film Festival, I'd never seen anything like it," she said. Charlize, that was the popular Istanbul International Film Festival you attended.
She also described visiting a Turkish bazaar where she purchased various local rugs. In one sighting, a tipster from A Socialite's Life observed Charlize throwing down $380,000 on silk and traditional Turkish rugs at Istanbul's historical Grand Bazaar.
"When we travel, it's like backpacking," she said of her desire to keep a low profile. "We don't stay in fancy hotels. We like to go and be part of the culture."
We're going to let Charlize slide of this one. Turkey is really far away and not very glamorous. If she had said that London was in Spain, that would be funny, because everyone loves London. Besides, Charlize is still probably way smarter than other celebs. We're guessing that if you asked Paris Hilton where Malibu was she'd say, "I dunno. Colorado?"
