This Article is From Jun 05, 2014

Jonah Hill Apologises For Gay Slur Against Paparazzo

Jonah Hill Apologises For Gay Slur Against Paparazzo

Jonah also apologized earlier during his appearance on the The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Image: AP

Highlights

  • Jonah Hill has apologized for using a gay slur with a paparazzo in an encounter caught on video.
  • A video posted by TMZ shows a photographer pestering Hill, who eventually responded with muttered expletives and an anti-gay expression. On The Howard Stern Show, on June 3, the 30-year-old actor acknowledged that he said "a disgusting word."
  • Jonah said the word "does not at all reflect how I feel about any group of people." He said that he's been a gay-rights activist “from the day I (Jonah) was born”.
  • Earlier this year, Jonah Hill promoted a Human Rights Campaign effort opposing anti-gay laws in Russia ahead of the Winter Olympics.
  • Hill said he had been harassed by the photographer, claiming he said "hurtful things" about Jonah and his family.
New York: Jonah Hill has apologized for using a gay slur with a paparazzo in an encounter caught on video.

A video posted by TMZ shows a photographer pestering Hill, who eventually responded with muttered expletives and an anti-gay expression. On The Howard Stern Show, on June 3, the 30-year-old actor acknowledged that he said "a disgusting word."

Jonah said the word "does not at all reflect how I feel about any group of people." He said that he's been a gay-rights activist "from the day I (Jonah) was born". (Also Read: Jonah's Yacht Party)

Earlier this year, Jonah Hill promoted a Human Rights Campaign effort opposing anti-gay laws in Russia ahead of the Winter Olympics.

Hill said he had been harassed by the photographer, claiming he said "hurtful things" about Jonah and his family.
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