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Steve-O is siding with Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night host poked enjoyable at Robert Downey Jr.‘s previous substance abuse points throughout his Oscars 2024 monologue.
Take a look at our chat with him above … the place he stood by his fellow comic, arguing individuals take jokes means too severely lately. He informed TMZ … “Let comedians tell jokes!”
Regardless of overcoming habit points himself — the “Jackass” star felt it was completely inside JK’s rights to name out RDJ on his troubled previous.
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Not solely did the 49-year-old name internet hosting a “thankless job” … he additionally reminded us that people who find themselves sober repeatedly talk about their sobriety journeys, like at AA and NA conferences — so why does it matter if Jimmy chimes in?
So … it wasn’t shocking when Steve-O declared Jimmy doesn’t owe Robert an apology. Although, he made it clear he will not be following in Jimmy’s footsteps, explaining he likes to make himself the butt of a joke.
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Steve-O’s stance comes a day after Jimmy sparked awkward laughter on the Academy Awards after calling “Oppenheimer” one of many highest factors in Robert’s profession … alluding to his earlier court-ordered rehab keep within the early ’00s.
Robert — who has been sober since 2003 — was a superb sport concerning the dig … making an “on the nose gesture” when the cameras panned to him. He additionally known as out his struggles in his Oscars acceptance speech — thanking his leisure lawyer Tom Hansen for “trying to get [him] insured and bailing [him] out of the hoosegow” through the years.
It is clear that RDJ is unbothered … so why ought to we be upset???