The actor was responding to a tweet joking about boycotting “Tropic Thunder” after Shaun White, an Olympic gold medalist snowboarder, dressed as Simple Jack, a disabled character in the film ...

who takes on the role of a mentally disabled character named "Simple Jack." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. "Actually Tropic Thunder was boycotted 10 years ago when it ...

Tropic Thunder was also criticized for its portrayal of disabled people. In the movie, Stiller plays actor Tugg Speedman, who portrays a character named Simple Jack in a film within Tropic Thunder.

Stiller appeared to apologize for that or claimed to in another tweet in 2018 prompted by Olympic medalist Shaun White appearing as Simple Jack for a Halloween costume. “Actually Tropic Thunder ...

Hide your heroine and beware of the pitfalls of method acting because a Tropic Thunder sequel could ... a character in one of his movies named Simple Jack. These two elements alone were enough ...