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Javier Bardem has been praised for his answer when asked what it's like being the only man who enjoys working with his wife.
The star shot down a Cannes Film Festival journalist's extremely sexist question during the press conference for the hit 2018 mystery-drama, Everybody Knows, in which he acted alongside his wife Penelope Cruz.
The couple have starred in many movies together, from the cult classic Spanish film Jamón in 1992, the romance-drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2008 and Loving Pablo which was released back in 2017. Take a look at Bardem's incredible response to the reporter's question:
The off-camera reporter asked Bardem: "How do you feel being the only man in the world who enjoys working with his wife?"
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I mean, that's already bad but to make matters even worse - Cruz was sat on the panel the whole time.
A small bout of nervous laughter can be heard from the audience as Bardem shakes his head and issues a lightning-fast response.
The No Country for Old Men star calmly but firmly replied: "The question is of extremely bad taste," shortly followed by the crowd's cheering and clapping.
The mic-drop moment has since been shared across social media, with one Reddit user writing: "He looks like he is about to shoot him with his piercing eyes."
![People are praising Javier Bardem for how he handled the 'asinine' question.](https://images.ladbible.com/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=3840&fit=contain&gravity=auto&url=https://images.ladbiblegroup.com/v3/assets/blt949ea8e16e463049/bltb45b00d80157f5cb/64fa242ab347ce14debd49a5/javier-bardem-shuts-down-sexist-joke.png)
"See that sneer as he raises the corner of his mouth and squints his eye shut?" pointed out another. "Nothing but pure contempt! Keep being classy Javier!"
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A third echoed: "I love how he doesn't even give an inch, just a stare down with a not-gonna-accept-that-garbage look. As it should be!"
A fourth penned: "Honestly, good on him for calling that sh*t out.
"It's exhausting that the whole 'husband and wife hate each other/spending time together' joke still gets thrown around, because it normalizes this idea that it's NORMAL for m/f married couples to resent each other."
They continued: "Like, f**k that s**t. It ain't healthy."
![The married couple have been known to work together frequently.](https://images.ladbible.com/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=3840&fit=contain&gravity=auto&url=https://images.ladbiblegroup.com/v3/assets/blt949ea8e16e463049/blt44d7c02624161405/64fa299c0ed4b0e78e74a07f/GettyImages-1370222494.jpg)
Damn straight.
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Another hit out: "Seriously wtf is wrong with men who can’t stand their wives?! Like why are you even married ffs?!"
A good point indeed.
"Great response to an asinine question," commented a sixth. Well done."
"This moment will be living rent free in that reporters mind forever," declared a final Reddit user.
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Well, one thing's for sure and that's that this reporter will definitely think twice before popping a question like that ever again.
Topics: Celebrity, Sex and Relationships, Social Media, Reddit, Film and TV