Caitlyn Jenner received
love and support from pretty much everyone in Hollywood after the Vanity
Fair cover story chronicling her transitioning first hit the Internet.
Well, almost, anyway. In the wake of Caitlyn’s announcement, a
number of popular and respected celebrities actually took it upon
themselves to poke fun at the now-famous cover, leading to an intense
backlash in the media. We've pulled together eight of the lowest blows.
Check them out, below.
Clint Eastwood
Oscar-winning director
-- and noted conservative -- Clint Eastwood found himself in the line of
fire after he made a jab at Caitlyn during a taping of Spike's Guys
Choice Awards on June 6. While introducing Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson,
Eastwood reportedly rattled off names of other athletes who became
actors, including "Jim Brown and Caitlyn Somebody." Spike Senior Vice
President of Communications David Schwarz has since confirmed that the
"joke" (are we really going to call it that?) will not, in fact, make it
to broadcast when the awards show airs on June 18. Now, if only the RNC
had done the same thing to Clint's empty chair.
Geraldo Rivera
Fox News correspondent
Geraldo Rivera somehow drew parallels between Caitlyn's reveal and Kim
Kardashian's former marriage in a baffling, highly criticized June 2
tweet. "2 words of warning to those defending the sincerity &
selfless sacrifice of Bruce Caitlyn Jenner's dramatic transformation:
Kris Humphries," Rivera wrote. Okay?
Timbaland
Music icon Timbaland
created more drama than an episode of 'Empire' when he posted a meme to
his Facebook page that played off a classic line from the Eddie Murphy
vehicle 'Coming to America.' "His momma named him Bruce, Imma call him
Bruce," the meme said. Amid accusations of transphobia, Timbaland tried
to defend his decision to share the meme by claiming he didn't actually
make it and simply thought it was funny. Something tells us he's no
longer laughing.
Chris Brown
Controversial R&B
star Chris Brown added even more controversy to his plate after he
posted a meme to his Instagram account that referred to Caitlyn as a
"science project." "Shout out to Akon!" The meme reads over a picture of
Akon. "He is about to supply 600 million Africans with solar power. I'm
[sic] really upset that this isn’t major news but that science project
bruce jenner is #Society." The meme drew criticism from thousands of
people on the Internet, including Caitlyn's daughter, Kylie. "Not very
nice to say about your friends [sic] dad," Kylie -- who is dating
Brown's friend, Tyga -- wrote from her personal Instagram account. Kylie
later tweeted a message that many believed was prompted by the now
infamous meme. "State what you want about the world without bashing
others. Leave a positive impact," she wrote.
Connor Cruise
Tom Cruise's son,
Connor, threw a fit on Twitter after it was announced that Caitlyn will
be receiving the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY Awards in July.
"Really?? Winning the AA award for courage?? Ashton is gonna come out
and yell PUNK’D," the 20-year-old wrote. He continued: "Don’t get me
wrong. Do what you feel like doing and don’t let anyone stop you. But
everyone is taking this way too seriously…There are so many more
important things that should be talked about…And SO MANY MORE IMPORTANT
PEOPLE that actually deserve an award." Cruise subsequently deleted his
tweets after the online backlash became too prominent. However, he
returned to Twitter shortly thereafter to defend his initial reaction.
"Totally twisting what I said, if you read what I said I totally support
being happy and am glad she is happy," Cruise wrote. "We just need to
as a nation and a world get back to business and making everything a
better place. Way more about the problems the world needs to solve than
about her guys." Like, oh I don't know, writing offensive tweets?
Drake Bell
Teen actor Drake Bell
issued a formal apology after he reacted to the 'Call Me Caitlyn' cover
story by tweeting "Sorry...Still calling you Bruce." "I sincerely
apologize for my thoughtless insensitive remarks," Bell tweeted. "I in
no way meant to hurt or demean those going through a similar journey.
Although my comments were made in innocence, I deeply regret the
negative effect they've had on so many."
Rick Reilly
Retired sports writer
Rick Reilly proved he'll never have a career in stand-up comedy after
posting an ill-timed and completely offensive joke at Caitlyn's expense
on Twitter. "Just back from 4 months in Italy. All I wanna do is watch
some Letterman, read some Simmons + see how my boy Bruce Jenner is
hanging in," he wrote. Cue the crickets.
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