Martin Freeman angers fans with elf ‘date rape’ joke

Martin Freeman shocked fans of “The Hobbit” with a joke about the rape of an elf during an interview on Danish television.

The 42-year-old actor, who plays Bilbo Baggins in the trilogy, was asked who he would most like to date – a dwarf, a hobbit or an elf.

He quickly replied: “Eleven, definitely. Because look at them, they are beautiful. No matter whether they are men or women.”

(Hobbit stars “relieved” by strong reviews of “The Desolation of Smaug”)

When asked if the size difference between hobbits and elves could be a problem, he replied:

“I’ve got a ladder. It’s fine. And I’ve got drugs. I could just make them – you know. I could pour something into their cup.

“Some people will take offense at this. Because they will call it rape or whatever. But, um, you know. For me it’s a helping hand.

(The Hobbit: There and Back Again is “very, very emotional”)

“Maybe I should stop talking.”

For some fans, however, it was a little too late.

This is not the first time Freeman has made offhand remarks in interviews.

When asked at a premiere to tell his fans something surprising about the production of the film, he replied that it was “mainly under the influence of cocaine.”

“Primarily – not exclusively – but primarily fuelled by cocaine, because obviously not all of it was cocaine,” he said.

“The rest were speedballs, but a lot was just coke.”

He also joked that he got his role because he slept with the right people, as you can read below…