Kevin Smith Apologizes To Bruce Willis Over 2010 ‘Cop Out’ Feud: ‘I Feel Like An A**hole’

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Kevin Smith is issuing an apology to Bruce Willis following the iconic “Die Hard” star’s announcement he’s retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder that affects communication and comprehension skills.

Smith famously butted heads with Willis when he directed him in the 2010 comedy “Cop Out”, in which Willis and co-star Tracy Morgan played suspended cops trying to track down a valuable baseball card that’s been stolen. READ MORE: Bruce Willis Is ‘Stepping Away’ From Acting After Being Diagnosed With Aphasia Smith, known for directing such films as “Clerks” and “Chasing Amy”, went on to say many unkind things about Willis after the movie came out, but in a tweet he issued on Wednesday, March 30, he apologized. “Long before any of the ‘Cop Out’ stuff, I was a big Bruce Willis fan — so this is really heartbreaking to read,” wrote Smith of Willis’ diagnosis. “He loved to act and sing and the loss of that has to be devastating for him.

I feel like an a**hole for my petty complaints from 2010. So sorry to BW and his family.” As TooFab pointed out, back in 2011 Smith described working with an unnamed star, assumed to be Willis, “soul crushing” during an appearance on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast. “One guy wouldn’t even sit for a f**king poster shoot,” he said, as reported by Collider. “Everyone knows who it is,” he continued. “Put it this way, remember the really funny guy in the movie?

It ain’t him. He’s a f**king dream. Tracy Morgan, I would lay down in traffic for. Were it not for Tracy, I might’ve killed myself or someone else in the making of that movie.” READ MORE: Demi Moore Shares Birthday Tribute To Ex-Husband Bruce Willis: ‘Thank You For Our Blended Family’ Smith added: “It