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McConaughey: People have a right to boo me

Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey's latest movie Sea of Trees may have received boos at the 68th Cannes Film Festival, but the actor doesn't seem fazed by the negative reaction, saying people have a ''right to boo'' his films. 

The 45-year-old Dallas Buyers Club star has defended the audience's decision to express their opinion after his movie debuted at Cannes on Friday (May 15).

When asked about the negative reception during a press conference yesterday (May 16), Matthew said: ''All right, all right, all right. Anyone has as much right to boo as they do to ovate.''

McConaughey, who plays Arthur Brennan in the drama, brushed off the critics and spoke about how his wife Camila Alves and children Levi (six), Vida (five), and Livingston (two), make him happy every day.

He said: "I get to wake up next to someone who I know loves me the way she does - my wife - who gave birth to our three beautiful, healthy children.

"I get to live in a nice place, and I have things to look forward to every day - work, play, and sometimes nothing at all." 

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