Tobey Maguire passes on a Benz, pleases PETA

 Tobey Maguire passes on a Benz, pleases PETA
2012 Mercedes CLS 63 AMG

Returned it over leather seats

If someone offered you a Mercedes, you'd probably accept the generous gift. Not Tobey Maguire, who reportedly rejected a car because it had leather seats.

According to local reports, the actor - best known for playing Spiderman - returned his complimentary vehicle while he was in Australia shooting scenes for the upcoming Great Gatsby movie. Apparently, Maguire became a vegan in 2009 and adopted an anti-animal cruelty policy which prevents him from driving cars upholstered in luxurious cow hide.

Source: News.com.au via VW Vortex

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 jerry05cod4 jerry05cod4
the cow already died tobey! you could make sure it didn't die for nothing!! :'(
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October 17, 2011 1:36 pm
 golddaytona golddaytona
wear more fur and mink.. they are dead anyways..
October 18, 2011 2:19 am
 Arch111905 Arch111905
cows are at least used for food and leather, killing animals for fur is just wrong
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October 18, 2011 3:11 am
 AndrewBurden AndrewBurden
What an idiot for not wanting a car, Maybe next time give to someone who would appreciate it and doesnt care if the car has leather.
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October 17, 2011 1:53 pm
 VTEC VTEC
wow Tobey. Fail. Epic Fail. You are not allowed to save my city ever again.
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October 17, 2011 2:09 pm
 Narco Narco
Giving Tobey a benz is the equivalent of giving you all on this board a pencil (or for some people, a crayon). It's something that can be bought easily. Turning it down was peanuts for him. The rest of you ladies would turn from vegan to velociraptor to get a AMG CLS. So I don't see the big deal. Fishes, Narco.
October 17, 2011 2:31 pm
 cemi cemi
lol! good one!
October 18, 2011 3:48 am
 Speed_lite Speed_lite
It's not that he turned it down smart guy. It's why he turned it down. It has leather in it Narco. Oh no..leather! Really, you come to his defense and your argument bites. It's WHY he turned it down Narco, WHY.
October 18, 2011 8:28 am
 THERENAISSANCEMAN THERENAISSANCEMAN
psst , you guyz....he secretly traded the leather seats for lettuce upholstered ones .
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October 17, 2011 3:04 pm
 Speed_lite Speed_lite
Another celebrity fool. Go join Daryl Hannah in a tree. Never come down.
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October 17, 2011 3:23 pm
 nahidrahman nahidrahman
what an utter fool. he wasn't very good in spiderman either
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October 17, 2011 4:10 pm
 benz_man benz_man
He wasnt very good in anything...
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October 18, 2011 2:24 am
 Zookie Zookie
what a retard
October 17, 2011 4:38 pm
 JoshBenz JoshBenz
I think both my clk and my c class have tex interior. Which I think is imitation leather. Offer him that one . Clearly the CLS is better. But those big v8s are bad for the envioroment.. Lol I love em
October 17, 2011 5:50 pm
 scratchy996 scratchy996
he did it for some PETA pussy.
October 17, 2011 9:58 pm
 JackJack JackJack
And Remeber kids.....Always only eat your vegetables & never get into a car with leather seats.....A message from your friendly neighborhood Spiderman!! What does he drive? Maybe a Prius? Or does he Swing wherever he needs to go to save the planet? Useless Twit!!
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October 17, 2011 10:31 pm
 schizo schizo
I think he does own a Prius and a Volvo
October 19, 2011 1:16 am
 golddaytona golddaytona
he probably became a vegan on demand by his wife who he's not going to piss off over a CLS...
October 17, 2011 10:54 pm
 peteratkin peteratkin
Typical actor/actress jerk. Guess that he does not know that gasoline comes from rotted animals and vegetation.
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October 18, 2011 1:00 am
 adz612 adz612
Just an idea boys and girls, but what if the leather was Halal? Think about it, from what I understand, Islam prohibits slaughter of animals unless killed in the name of Allah and has been blessed. So theoretically, because the cow was sacrificed in the name of Allah, then it's holy leather. Although to be completely sair, I cant remember if the cow is a holy animal under hinduism or islam........one outta the two, but either way, should be viable. :)
October 18, 2011 6:37 am
 International International
So does that mean he will be swimming back to America? Because obviously the airplane he will be flying has leather seats. Stop being a hypocrit. Either all or nothing!
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October 18, 2011 7:12 am
 schizo schizo
good point! let's ask him if he flew 1st or business class (=leather seats) or economy (=fabric + dander + body crusts + booger of thousands of people that sat on that seat before you.)
October 19, 2011 1:16 am
 DenIs DenIs
I wonder if the plane he used to come to Australia had leather seats? :)
October 18, 2011 8:43 am
 JT29 JT29
Boo!!!!!!! Thats why they have options. He could ask for non leather seats n merc would hv aknowledged it. I think hes just after some publicity.
November 14, 2011 8:03 am