Christopher Walken Impersonator Who Fooled The AP Speaks Out

First Published: November 21, 2011 3:33 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption ESPN 980s Marc Sterne talks to Access Hollywood Lives Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Nov. 21, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- On Friday, the Associated Press had to issue a retraction when a writer for the news service included quotes from a man who they thought was Christopher Walken, taken from what they believed was a legit interview with ESPN 980. Unfortunately for the AP, it wasnt actually Walken talking about the night of Natalie Woods death, but rather ESPN 980s Marc Sterne doing an impression of the actor on The Tony Kornheiser Show. During the impersonation, Sterne acted as Walken speaking out about the re-opening of the investigation into Woods death. Walken, along with Robert Wagner, was aboard the yacht with the actress when she drowned in 1981. Lets be honest, Im sure Julia Roberts does a better Christopher Walken than I do and Im embarrassed for the AP reporter, Sterne told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Mondays Access Hollywood Live. Christopher Walken hasnt spoken about this in 30 years, do they really think hes calling into a D.C. sports show, to talk about Natalie Wood, and then, by the way, give fantasy football tips? It was absurd. And the interest in the faux interview only grew when AP published its report, under the impression the interview was real. After it aired and AP ran with it, everybody was calling the radio station saying we need the audio, and finally there was a producer that tracked me down and said, Can you just send me the audio? and I said, Oh sweetheart, youre going to be really embarrassed in about three seconds. And she said, Why? And I said, (puts on Christopher Walken voice) Because its me Chris right here, talking to you Its me doing the Chris Walken voice. As for AP, the wire service took credit for its mistake on Friday afternoon. The Associated Press has withdrawn the 12th and 13th Ld-Writethrus of its story about the Natalie Wood investigation. The story mistakenly quoted Christopher Walken as telling Washington, D.C. sports talk radio station ESPN 980 about his recollections from the night that Wood died. An Associated Press reporter mistook what was actually a station employees impersonation of Walken as a real interview, the news wire services correction read. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.