{"id":217712,"date":"2026-01-20T09:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/billy-bob-thornton-blasts-ai-generated-landman-exit-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T09:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:11:12","slug":"billy-bob-thornton-blasts-ai-generated-landman-exit-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/billy-bob-thornton-blasts-ai-generated-landman-exit-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Bob Thornton blasts &#8216;AI-generated&#8217; Landman exit claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-01-20\" datetime=\"1768900272\" pubdate=\"\">20 January 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/billy-bob-thornton\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,billy-bob-thornton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billy Bob Thornton<\/a> has rubbished claims that he is leaving Landman.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Billy Bob Thornton has rejected reports that he could be leaving Landman<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old actor plays the lead role of Tommy Norris in the Paramount+ series and had dismissed speculation that he won&#8217;t be returning for the third season as &#8220;AI-generated c***&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton told USA Today: &#8220;There&#8217;s an AI report that Demi (Moore, co-star) and I are a couple now, and there&#8217;s one that I&#8217;m leaving the show. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have nothing to do with reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Landman was renewed for a third season last month and Thornton explained that he will &#8220;be there&#8221; on set because he enjoys working on the show.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe A Simple Plan star said: &#8220;It&#8217;s been great working with Sam (Elliott). And I love doing the show.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I&#8217;ll be here as long as it plays out. If it&#8217;s five years, great. If it&#8217;s six, I&#8217;m there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThornton previously explained how he is very different to his character as he tries to keep him self separated from both Hollywood and politics.<\/p>\n<p>\nAsked to compare himself to Tommy, he told People: &#8220;Well, I kind of don&#8217;t. I stay home.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I mean, really, I don&#8217;t talk about politics and stuff with people. I just kind of stay out of it all. I&#8217;m not really much of a part of Hollywood, as you say. I&#8217;m at home with my family, or I&#8217;m in a recording studio or on the road or making this.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Those are things that I do, and I just kind of mind my own business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nBilly turned 70 last summer but refused to celebrate his milestone birthday and even instructed his wife Connie Angland not to &#8220;mention it to anybody&#8221; so he could spend the day at home with his family.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe father-of-four told Rolling Stone magazine: &#8220;Connie asked me what I wanted and I said: &#8216;Nothing, absolutely nothing. As a matter of fact, don&#8217;t mention it to anybody&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;We really just hung out here at the house, just me and Connie and the kids, and had a nice time, and they got me a vegan cake, which &#8211; I can&#8217;t eat wheat or dairy, so that was awesome. Anytime a guy like me could have cake, it&#8217;s a great day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThornton explained that he feels very happy with his sixth wife Connie, who he married in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Bad Santa actor said:  &#8220;Connie and I have been together 23 years and married for 12. Our daughter is 20. So, I found the right spot to be.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;The other times I got married were just like, you had a little too much to drink one night and somebody said: &#8216;We should get married.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;You go: &#8216;Yeah, OK.&#8217; I always tell people, at least I was trying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/billy-bob-thornton-blasts-generated-landman-exit-claims-1436324.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 January 2026 Billy Bob Thornton has rubbished claims that he is leaving Landman. 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