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Here are some photos of Robert Downey Jr. and Jeremy Renner ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. I’ve been somewhat surprised by how Marvel has been pairing up the Avengers for some of their promotional duties – I mean, Downey and Renner? Which forgoes the pairing people want: Downey and Mark Ruffalo. Instead, Ruffalo has mostly been paired with the ladies, Scarlett Johansson and Elizabeth Olsen. It’s odd.

Anyway, it’s worth noting that RDJ hasn’t made any statements or apologies for walking out of an interview with Krishnan Guru-Murthy last week OR the incident where RDJ seemed racist towards Alejandro Inarritu. I didn’t expect RDJ to say anything about the Guru-Murthy interview, but I’m shocked that someone hasn’t gently suggested to RDJ that he “clarify” his Inarritu statement.

Meanwhile, it kind of seems like the knives are out for RDJ. This was an item in this morning’s Page Six:

Robert Downey Jr. had security fit for a king for his family at ABC Kitchen Sunday afternoon. Witnesses tell us the “Iron Man” star took his father and other family members to lunch.

“The security operation to get him and his entourage to the restaurant was insane,” described a source, who said Downey sent two SUVs to pick up family members. Meanwhile, two bodyguards loaded Downey into an SUV at his hotel.

“You would’ve thought it was the president,” snipped our source. “His security blocked cars coming into the garage until Downey was in his car.”

The guards also stood watch in the restaurant throughout the three- hour meal. Despite the ring of steel, Downey did sign autographs on the way out.

Downey’s rep told us: “Robert had brunch on Sunday at his father’s favorite restaurant, ABC Kitchen. Security was invited to attend as guests, along with other family members and friends.”

[From Page Six]

Basically, RDJ had a lot of unnecessary security? RDJ is very security-minded, for what it’s worth. We may like to think that RDJ is super-accessible, but he basically lives in a fortified castle in LA and he’s always got a lot of security around him.

Photos courtesy of WENN.
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