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Sam Elliott is addressing the recent comments he made about “The Power of the Dog”.

After Sam Elliott publicly criticized the Oscar-winning The Power of the Dog, he has since issued an apology for his remarks.

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Elliott on Sunday apologized for the comments he made last month about the film The Power of the Dog on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast and had a special message for Jane Campion, who won the Oscar for directing the Western drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch.

Now that Bruce Willis has revealed his diagnosis of aphasia, a condition that affects his “cognitive abilities,” a former colleague is apologizing for some complaints made about the star’s on-set difficulty years ago.

As Hollywood rallies around Bruce Willis after his family revealed his aphasia diagnosis, Kevin Smith is taking ownership of his past comments.

Director Kevin Smith issued an apology to Bruce Willis on Wednesday after the actor's family announced he was "stepping away" from acting due to his aphasia diagnosis. Smith directed the 2010 comedy "Cop Out" starring Willis and Tracy Morgan. In the year following the film's release, Smith made distasteful remarks about his time working with the "Die Hard" icon.

Kevin Smith regrets his comments about Bruce Willis in light of the 67-year-old actor's recent news that he will be stepping away from his acting career after being diagnosed with the brain condition aphasia. Smith, 51, took to Twitter, retweeting the news, and writing, «Long before any of the Cop Out stuff, I was a big Bruce Willis fan — so this is really heartbreaking to read. He loved to act and sing and the loss of that has to be devastating for him.

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.

Zack Sharf Kevin Smith reacted to the news about Bruce Willis’ acting retirement and aphasia diagnosis by saying he “feels like an asshole” for publicly slamming the actor over a decade ago. Smith directed Willis and Tracy Morgan in the 2010 buddy comedy “Cop Out,” but the director’s relationship with Willis was tumultuous. On a 2011 episode of Marc Maron’s podcast, Smith said “it was fucking soul crushing” working with Willis.“It was difficult,” Smith said at the time about Willis.

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A post shared by Karen Fukuhara (@karenfukuhara)Karen, 30, knows she was "lucky" the man didn't have a weapon or return for more physical violence."The shock of this experience has me thinking about taking self-defense classes," she wrote. "But why is this something we as 'victims' have to think about? What satisfaction are these perpetuators getting from hitting women, Asians, the ELDERLY? They need to be held accountable."Following her account, a slew of Hollywood stars voiced their support for Karen, including Olivia Munn, who says she's "grateful" her pal is safe.Jay Hernandez called the act "shameful," whereas Chace Crawford dubbed it "awful."Sam Elliott isn't holding back… again.A few weeks after ripping the Oscar-nominated western "The Power of the Dog," the celebrated actor has shown his contempt for "Yellowstone" — this, despite starring in the Paramount's show's prequel, "1883."Sam, 77, said the show feels too much like a soap opera."I'm not a 'Yellowstone' fan," he said on Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast.

Oscar-nominated western "The Power of the Dog," the celebrated actor has shown his contempt for "Yellowstone" — this, despite starring in the Paramount's show's prequel, "1883."Sam, 77, said the show feels too much like a soap opera."I'm not a 'Yellowstone' fan," he said on Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast. "I don't watch 'Yellowstone.' I love [series star Kevin] Costner. There are a lot of good people on the cast, a few of them I've worked with before.

slamming Jane Campion’s Oscar-nominated Western “The Power of the Dog,” the Hollywood actor has also revealed he’s also not a fan of TV’s “Yellowstone” — despite starring in the show’s new prequel, “1883.”Elliott, 77, made the admission during his appearance on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast late last month, saying the wildly popular Western series was too soapy for his liking. “I’m not a ‘Yellowstone’ fan,” Elliott stated.

Sam Elliott isn't 'a fan' of Yellowstone and doesn't even watch the popular Paramount production - despite the fact that he stars in the prequel series, 1883.Elliott made comments about the franchise during a recent interview on Marc Maron's WTF Podcast, where he also made headlines by slamming the Oscar-nominated film Power of the Dog.The 77-year-old, who claims to be a big fan of westerns, doesn't seem to enjoy modern versions as he dubbed Yellowstone 'too much like f***king Dallas' and Power of the Dog too homosexual. Hater:Sam Elliott revealed he isn't 'a fan' of Yellowstone and doesn't even watch it - despite the fact that he stars in the prequel series, 1883 - during a recent interview on Marc Maron's WTF Podcast'I'm not a Yellowstone fan,' Elliott admitted.

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Channel change. Sam Elliott admitted that he isn’t the ideal audience for the Yellowstone franchise — even after starring in its prequel 1883.

Jane Campion offered to settle her feud with Sam Elliott in the ol’ fashioned way. The "Power of the Dog" director recently appeared on the Hollywood Reporter’s "Awards Chatter Podcast" and revealed the pair had unfinished business to take care of. "OK, Sam, let’s meet down at the Warner Bros.

Sam Elliott takes his Westerns very seriously. During a recent appearance on Marc Maron’s "WTF" podcast, the actor admitted he’s not a fan of the Kevin Costner-led TV series "Yellowstone." It’s noted that the 77-year-old stars in the popular drama’s prequel series "1883." "I’m not a ‘Yellowstone’ fan," Elliott told the outlet. "I don’t watch ‘Yellowstone.’ I love Costner.There are a lot of good people on the cast, a few of them I’ve worked with before.

The rocker said: “It's funny, I don't think about it much anymore“Sometimes, you know, a bell rings and something inside says, 'Hey pal, enough.' “I just put the hammer on it," he said. "Luckily, I don't miss it, and that makes me feel good. Until I started rehearsing for the tour last August. “Then I realised that I had 10 times more wind.”On the WTF podcast with Marc Maron, he said he had “a lot more air in the lungs and in the voice, more stamina". The rockstar added that quitting is better than “the alternative". The British star has long been known for his extreme rock’n’roll lifestyle. He openly kicked his heroin habit in 1978 and stopped doing cocaine in 2006. In 2018, he spoke to Rolling Stone about how he had stopped drinking and would only occasionally drink beer or wine. In August last year, former bandmate Charlie Watts died at age 80 from an undisclosed illness. Keith also spoke about Charlie, explaining that the late drummer had been “trying to keep the illness under wraps for a while”. He added that it “came as a shock". “He just got hit with a double whammy.

Sam Elliott may star in the “Yellowstone” prequel “1883”, but he isn’t a fan of that Western.