Jim Carrey vs. Fox News Fight has taken place but not the real one. If you’re spending this weekend working out the seating chart to your wedding, next political fund-raiser, or other social event, an important note: do not seat Jim Carrey next to, or anywhere near Fox News. (While you have your note pad out, remind Justin Bieber that the dress code is “shirt required,” and Downton Abbey alum Dan Stevens will take the vegan option.) After the comedy actor released a Funny or Die video this week (below) mocking the N.R.A. and its late president Charlton Heston—in character as a country singer—Fox News has spent the rest of the week mocking Carrey on-air.
One Fox correspondent particularly devoted to the Carrey coverage is The Five co-host Greg Gutfeld, who called Carrey “a moral coward.” Gutfeld, who, it should be noted, has not starred in beloved comedies such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Dumb and Dumber, questioned Carrey’s taste in humor: “He thinks this is biting satire? Going after rural America and a dead man?” He called Carrey “the most pathetic tool on the face of the earth,” adding for good measure, “I hope his career is dead.”
Carrey, admittedly losing his cool on WhoSay, responded, “‘Cold Dead Hand' is abt u heartless motherf%**ers unwilling 2 bend 4 the safety of our kids. Sorry if you're offended by the word safety!” Since the message, Carrey has released a calmer statement about Fox, or, as he refers to the cable channel, “Fux.” An excerpt, via The Hollywood Reporter:
Since I released my “Cold Dead Hand” video on Funny or Die this week, I have watched Fux News rant, rave, bare its fangs and viciously slander me because of my stand against large magazines and assault rifles. I would take them to task legally if I felt they were worth my time or that anyone with a brain in their head could actually fall for such irresponsible buffoonery. That would gain them far too much attention which is all they really care about.
I’ll just say this: in my opinion Fux News is a last resort for kinda-sorta-almost-journalists whose options have been severely limited by their extreme and intolerant views; a media colostomy bag that has begun to burst at the seams and should be emptied before it becomes a public health issue.
On second thought, it may be best to flip a coin and decide which party to invite . . . at least until the Carrey-vs.-Fox feud dies down . . .
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Since I released my “Cold Dead Hand” video on Funny or Die this week, I have watched Fux News rant, rave, bare its fangs and viciously slander me because of my stand against large magazines and assault rifles. I would take them to task legally if I felt they were worth my time or that anyone with a brain in their head could actually fall for such irresponsible buffoonery. That would gain them far too much attention which is all they really care about.
I’ll just say this: in my opinion Fux News is a last resort for kinda-sorta-almost-journalists whose options have been severely limited by their extreme and intolerant views; a media colostomy bag that has begun to burst at the seams and should be emptied before it becomes a public health issue.
On second thought, it may be best to flip a coin and decide which party to invite . . . at least until the Carrey-vs.-Fox feud dies down . . .