Given the amount of heat he’s been catching recently, pooh bear Seth Rogen is probably ready to comfort eat a few dozen jars of hunny and then retreat into hibernation for a few months.
Firstly, there was that time his movie The Interview led to a large-scale hack at Sony Pictures, terrorist threats, and a gepolitical incident in which the whole of North Korea’s internet was shut down.
Then there was the time he maybe threw some snark at the wildly popular American Sniper, saying it reminded him of the fake sniper film in Inglourious Basterds, and bringing the full weight of Twitter’s Team ‘Murica down upon him.
Things escalated quickly, to the point where Rogen has issued an apology-slash-clarification-slash-stop fucking piling on me you guys, explaining his original Tweet:
I truly hope this clears things up: pic.twitter.com/1lLM4cA5je
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 23, 2015
“My comment about the movie was not meant to have any political implications,” he said, apologising to those who were offended. “Any political meaning was ascribed by news commentary.”
In separate Tweets, he added:
I just said something “kinda reminded” me of something else. I actually liked American Sniper. It just reminded me of the Tarantino scene.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 19, 2015
I wasn’t comparing the two. Big difference between comparing and reminding. Apples remind me of oranges. Can’t compare them, though.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 19, 2015
But if you were having a slow news day, you’re welcome for me giving you the opportunity to blow something completely out of proportion.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 19, 2015
We haven’t seen American Sniper yet but we are already fangin hard for the fake baby scene.
Photo: Frazer Harrison via Getty Images
