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Ben Stiller Isn’t Sorry for Making ‘Tropic Thunder’: ‘I Make No Apologies’

Hollywood star Ben Stiller isn’t sorry he made the 2008 Hollywood satire “Tropic Thunder,” even in light of the character played by Robert Downey Jr. — a Method actor who undergoes skin darkening and other drastic physical alterations to play a black soldier in the movie within the movie.

David Ng

23 Feb 2023, 8:48 AM PST

Nolte: Only 11 Years Ago Hollywood Nominated a Blackface Performance for an Oscar

Now that we know that Hollywood sees blackface — all blackface, regardless of intent — as racist, we can only assume Hollywood lauded “Tropic Thunder” with all those accolades with racist intent — to humiliate black people.

John Nolte

21 Jun 2020, 9:08 AM PST

Snowboarder Shaun White Apologizes to Special Olympics for ‘Simple Jack’ Halloween Costume

Snowboard champion Shaun White apologized to the Special Olympics for dressing as “Simple Jack,” a mentally disabled character from the comedy film Tropic Thunder.

Warner Todd Huston

30 Oct 2018, 9:37 AM PST