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Elon Musk blasts Ben Stiller with shock slur after actor said 'woke' Hollywood is killing 'edgier' comedy
The 53-year-old - who was named as co-head of Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) - took to his X platform to take a shot at the 58-year-old actor.
Last year, Stiller staunchly defended Tropic Thunder — which also starred Tom Cruise, Jack Black, Brandon T. Jackson and Matthew McConaughey— and insisted he's 'proud' of the hit film after it was slammed by woke mob for Downey Jr.'s 'blackface.' However, it recent years it's been considered racially insensitive in parts due to Downey Jr.'s portrayal of Kirk Lazarus, an Australian method actor who surgically darkens the pigment of his skin to play an African-American soldier. More recently Downey Jr. has been targeted by woke millennials for his role as a white actor portraying a black character, despite the self-aware nature of Stiller's script and his decision to seek approval from the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) before it as released.
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