Elon Musk called Ben Stiller a “retard” on Wednesday after the actor, who backed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, said he probably wouldn’t have been able to make the 2008 movie “Tropic Thunder” in today’s climate.

Zoolander’ star previously shared his support of Vice President Kamala Harris, saying he was ‘excited about moving forward’

Fans are pushing back against Ben Stiller's assertion that edgy comedies like Tropic Thunder are impossible to make in today's cultural climate.

Robert Downey Jr. starred in the 2008 satire as an Australian actor who uses blackface to portray an African-American soldier.

It was more than dicey, to say the very least. The Reality Bites director seems to be coming to terms with the idea that not even the "right storyline" and "angle" can hold up anything that has much deeper weight to it. The honesty of his statement is nice to hear, and I’m glad he is this open about such a controversial piece of his work.

In an interview, Stiller explained that he doubted the current environment was suitable for “edgier comedy” like Tropic Thunder.

Musk called Ben Stiller a derogatory name on his X account as a response to comments the actor made about the difficulties of making comedy movies that push boundaries today. Musk

Elon Musk criticized actor Ben Stiller for voting for Kamala Harris with a slur in a post on X Wednesday. The tech mogul shared a post comparing a headline of Stiller saying that “woke America” killed edgy comedy with a photo of his character Simple Jack from the 2008 satire Tropic Thunder.

Elon Musk has made a controversial remark about actor Ben Stiller on X (formerly, Twitter), the social media platform the former owns. He used a crude slur in response to Stiller’s public support for the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.

Ben Stiller faced criticism from Elon Musk after calling the actor the r-word in a fiery tweet. In a recent interview with Collider, Stiller, who recently had an identity crisis, suggested that the film's edgy humor would be challenging to produce in today's cultural environment.