Kevin Smith Apologizes To Bruce Willis Following Aphasia Diagnosis For 'Petty Complaints' Made After Directing Cop Out
31.03.2022 - 22:51
/ perezhilton.com
Now that Bruce Willis has revealed his diagnosis of aphasia, a condition that affects his “cognitive abilities,” a former colleague is apologizing for some complaints made about the star’s on-set difficulty years ago.
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, shortly after the 67-year-old’s health update and retirement were announced, Kevin Smith, who directed the actor in the 2010 buddy comedy film Cop Out, expressed:
Such a classy move from Kev all these years later!
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Check out the filmmaker’s tweet (below).
Smith was characteristically talkative about his experience filming with his childhood hero. It’s probably the most infamous account of Bruce’s bad behavior on set.
Back in 2011, the Clerks director vented on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast about his frustrating experience directing Bruce. When asked what it was like to work with the Die Hard alum, the 51-year-old described it as “difficult” and a “f**king soul-crushing” time.
The podcaster recalled a time when a fan yelled out his “yippee-ki-yay” catch phrase while driving by — to which Bruce responded that those fans were the worst.
He also blasted Bruce’s laziness and seeming lack of professionalism, claiming he “wouldn’t even sit for a f**king poster shoot,” adding:
You can hear the full segment on the podcast to learn more about why Kevin was “beyond disappointed” after working with his former idol (below):
This was, of course, a full 12 years ago. And there were stories of him being difficult during filming long before that. But still, his current condition — which is likely caused by a degenerative disease — now makes things a little blurry. How much of what Kevin saw as laziness was the