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Ben Stiller refuses to apologize for ‘Tropic Thunder’ despite threat of being cancelled

Ben Stiller is not planning to apologize for his role in the controversial movie Tropic Thunder anytime soon – and even hit back at claims that he had.

The satirical action comedy movie – which was released in 2008 – was slammed by viewers for several reasons such as its depiction of disabled people and minority groups, with Robert Downey Jr appearing in blackface. For almost two decades, fans have been taking to their social media to defend the flick and criticize others for trying to “cancel” it, by saying that it stood the test of time.

The 59-year-old actor – who was also the director of the film – shared his views on the backlash and made it clear that he is still “proud” of the comedy movie.

Taking to X (Twitter) last year, a user named Benny S, first wrote: “Please stop apologizing for doing this movie. It was and still is funny AF. Even funnier now with cancel culture the way it is. It’s a MOVIE. Ya’ll can just get over it. I was DYING laughing when I first saw it back in the day and so was everyone else.”

The user shared a screenshot of an earlier tweet that claimed the Night at the Museum star had been forced to apologize for Tropic Thunder and that “liberals are trying to cancel” the flick.

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