Here's everything you need to know about the ongoing debate over Downey's use of blackface in the 2008 comedy. Funny or offensive? Robert Downey Jr.'s controversial 'Tropic Thunder' performance ...

Robert Downey Jr. has long defended his role in “Tropic Thunder,” the 2008 comedy from director Ben Stiller that cast the “Iron Man” star as an egotistical Australian thespian who takes ...

Robert Downey Jr. has defended the ‘blackface’ that his character uses in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder, saying it “railed against tropes that were not right”. The 2008 comedy film was ...

Robert Downey Jr. took a major responsibility by saying yes to Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder, which became one of the most controversial movies. Here’s why.

Robert Downey Jr. has continued to defend the controversial 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, in which he played a method actor wearing Blackface for a role. Speaking to Rob Lowe on his podcast ...

Ben Stiller doubts "Tropic Thunder" could get made today because "edgier comedy is harder to do" now and Robert Downey Jr. in Blackface is "dicey." Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

Robert Downey Jr praises Tropic Thunder blackface for ‘railing against tropes that aren’t right’ ‘There used to be an understanding with an audience,’ actor said in response to ...

Robert Downey Jr. played a Method actor in Ben Stiller’s comedy “Tropic Thunder” and things got meta on set. In a new GQ video interview, Downey’s co-star Danny McBride remembered ...

2008 really was a Hot Robert Downey Jr. summer. After laying the foundation for the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the original Iron Man in May, the once-unemployable actor completed his career ...

Robert Downey Jr. has long defended his role in “Tropic Thunder,” the 2008 comedy from director Ben Stiller that cast the “Iron Man” star as an egotistical Australian thespian who takes ...

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