Shaun White issued an apology Monday after he was blasted by the Special Olympics for his choice of Halloween costume — Simple Jack, a highly offensive character from the 2008 film 'Tropic Thunder.

Snowboarder Shaun White got into some hot water this weekend when he revealed his Halloween costume, a Simple Jack ensemble inspired by Tropic Thunder that earned the ire of the Special Olympics ...

Olympic snowboarder Shaun White is apologizing after his Halloween costume sparked controversy. White dressed up as Simple Jack, a disabled character from a movie within "Tropic Thunder," played ...

Shaun White is at the center of a new backlash after dressing up for a Halloween party as the character Simple Jack from Ben Stiller’s 2008 comedy “Tropic Thunder.”The snowboarder and three ...

Shaun White, the three-time Olympic gold medalist, on Tuesday apologized to Special Olympians over his decision to post a picture of himself dressed up for a Halloween as the character 'Simple ...

Snowboarder Shaun White Apologizes for ‘Tropic Thunder’-Inspired ‘Simple Jack’ Halloween Costume “It was a last minute decision. ... The Special Olympics were right to call me out on it.

My favorite gag in “Tropic Thunder” comes just before “Tropic Thunder” itself, in a movie trailer touting a fake movie called “Satan’s Alley.” (That’s an in-joke for all you ...

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 ...

Dozens of people from organizations such as the Special ... The DreamWorks film, which opens Wednesday, also stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jack ... In a statement, it said "Tropic Thunder ...

Stiller, Downey and Jack Black play the leading actors stuck in a quagmire of a Vietnam War film, “Tropic Thunder,” based on the memoirs of “Four-Leaf” Tayback ( Nick Nolte).

“Tropic Thunder” is pushing the boundaries of good taste too far for groups representing the mentally disabled.Dozens of people from organizations such as the Special Olympics and the American ...