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Sam Worthington takes a very pointed swipe at his homeland after slamming Aussie reporter for using wife Lara's maiden name


Expat Aussie actor Sam Worthington has taken a not-so-subtle swipe at his homeland.

Channel Seven reporter Sally Bowery introduced Sam's 37-year-old wife to viewers of the Sydney event by her maiden name Lara Bingle - and it went down like a lead balloon. She insisted Lara herself didn't seem 'the least bit bothered' by her slip-up and laughed it off as she shared her confusion about why Sam wanted her referred to by her married name. '[He told] the crowd that men ''can love others unconditionally and respectfully, without having to live up to some outdated standard or some stereotypical, archaic, and just plain sad idea of what a man should be''.

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