
Kevin Smith received 'bona fide death threats' for cult classic 'Dogma'
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Director Kevin Smith is speaking out on the cult classic film "Dogma" and the hateful messages he received after the 1999 comedy was released. Smith received "400,000 pieces of hate mail."
"The movie had a rubber poop monster in it," Smith told the outlet. "Can you imagine getting that irate over a movie with a rubber poop monster?" "The movie had a rubber poop monster in it. Can you imagine getting that irate over a movie with a rubber poop monster? I hope whoever wrote that, that missive, found peace." Janelle Ash is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to janelle.ash@fox.com.
Smith recalled a lot of the hateful messages he received focused on his take on religion. One message he vividly remembers said: "You Jews better take that money you stole from us and start investing in flak jackets, because we're coming in there with shotguns."