Ben Stiller has insisted he would make 'no apology' over the use of blackface in his controversial film Tropic Thunder, starring Robert Downey Jr
Stiller's 2008 film, about a group of Hollywood stars making a Vietnam War movie that becomes all too real, stars Downey Jr as A-lister and method actor Kirk Lazarus, a white man.
The move sparked some controversy at the time of the film's release, which has periodically resurfaced in the 15 years since. But Downey Jr was even nominated for an Oscar for his performance.Ben Stiller directed and starred in the film.But director Stiller has never publicly apologised and this week said he was still proud of it, despite some reports he had said sorry."It’s always been a controversial movie since when we opened. Proud of it and the work everyone did on it.
"I think having a moral psychology is job one. Sometimes, you just gotta go, ‘Yeah I effed up.’ In my defense, ‘Tropic Thunder’ is about how wrong [blackface] is, so I take exception."
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