Ben Stiller thinks Shaun White‘s Halloween costume, which some have called “insensitive,” is worth defending.
The three-time Olympic gold medalist, 32, was slammed over the weekend by the Special Olympics for dressing up as Simple Jack, a character with a disability played by Ben Stiller, 52, in Tropic Thunder. White has since apologized to the Special Olympics and deleted the Instagram of his costume, but Stiller still felt compelled to come to his rescue.
In response to a Twitter user who joked that Tropic Thunder should be boycotted because of White’s actions, the Meet the Parents star responded, “Actually Tropic Thunder...
The three-time Olympic gold medalist, 32, was slammed over the weekend by the Special Olympics for dressing up as Simple Jack, a character with a disability played by Ben Stiller, 52, in Tropic Thunder. White has since apologized to the Special Olympics and deleted the Instagram of his costume, but Stiller still felt compelled to come to his rescue.
In response to a Twitter user who joked that Tropic Thunder should be boycotted because of White’s actions, the Meet the Parents star responded, “Actually Tropic Thunder...
- 10/31/2018
- by Maura Hohman
- PEOPLE.com
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