Director Kevin Smith Apologizes to Bruce Willis for Comments He Made About Him in 2011
Kevin Smith is speaking out about Bruce Willis and the comments he made over a decade ago about working with him on the film Cop Out.
If you didn’t see the news, the 67-year-old actor is battling aphasia and has been forced to retire as the condition is impacting his cognitive abilities.
Click inside to read what Kevin Smith said…
On Twitter, after reading the news, Kevin posted, “Long before any of the Cop Out stuff, I was a big Bruce Willis fan – so this is really heartbreaking to read. He loved to act and sing and the loss of that has to be devastating for him. I feel like an asshole for my petty complaints from 2010. So sorry to BW and his family.”
During a 2011 podcast interview, Kevin said it was “f**king soul crushing” working with Bruce on Cop Out.
“It was difficult,” he said, saying Bruce “wouldn’t even sit for a f**king poster shoot.” He added, “were it not for Tracy [Morgan], I might have killed either myself or someone else in the making of f**king Cop Out.”
Long before any of the Cop Out stuff, I was a big Bruce Willis fan – so this is really heartbreaking to read. He loved to act and sing and the loss of that has to be devastating for him. I feel like an asshole for my petty complaints from 2010. So sorry to BW and his family. https://t.co/npSgvkb5v7
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) March 30, 2022