Christopher Walken paints over a genuine Banksy

I had no clue where to put this so it gets it's own thread.

Hollywood actor Christopher Walken paints over genuine Banksy in BBC drama

 

Well ... if you had that uncomfortable can of spray paint ... stuck up your ass... for years ... you'd do the same.

 

How very Banksy

 

Wait … was this a Banksy that was commissioned specifically for this usage?

 

"Paintings by the anonymous street artist Banksy sell for millions of dollars. But in just moments one of his most recent creations was destroyed by none other than Hollywood actor Christopher Walken.
Banksy's latest offering, titled "The Rat," appears at the end of the final episode of "The Outlaws,"a BBC drama written, directed and starring Stephen Merchant, co-creator of British comedy series "The Office."

"The spokesperson said in a statement: "We can confirm that the artwork at the end of 'The Outlaws' was an original Banksy, and that Christopher Walken painted over that artwork during the filming of this scene, ultimately destroying it."

So they don't say either way. I lean toward the idea that they paid the artist, as he has played with the idea of destroying his own work before. I would think that it gets a lot of publicity for both the show and the artist. Who knows what was paid for it though.