Javier Bardem Says Prince Once Waited An Hour For Him To Finish Dinner Before Starting A Concert

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Javier Bardem once accidentally delayed a Prince concert — by an entire hour!

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The actor explained that he was in London with his wife, Penélope Cruz, when they joined the late singer for a backstage dinner.

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Javier said that the group, including his "good friend" Jordi Mollà, had been enjoying the meal when they realized no one was coming to take them to the concert.

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"We were having dinner and we took the dessert, and we were having a drink, two drinks, and we were like, 'Nobody's coming here to pick us up,'" Javier said on The Tonight Show.

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He continued, "So I step out of the room and I say, 'Hey, we are here.' 'Ah, are you finished?' 'Yes.' Then Prince came and said, 'Are you done?' 'Yes.'"

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As soon as they mentioned they were done, the group was escorted to their seats, and the concert began.

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"And we were like, 'Oh, my god! They've been waiting an hour for us to finish the dinner!' So that's my Hollywood star story: I made people wait for an hour," Javier shared.

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Javier added an apology to anyone who may have been at the concert and promised, "I swear to god, I didn't know!"

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Hear all that Javier had to say below.