Robert Downey Jr. Reveals How He Feels About That Jimmy Kimmel Oscars Joke
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The comedian was criticized for making light of the actor’s past struggles with addiction.
Robert Downey Jr. says he’s not fazed by Jimmy Kimmel’s controversial Oscars joke about him.
“I don’t care,” he told Esquire in an interview published Monday. “I love Jimmy Kimmel. I think he’s a national treasure.”
The actor, who won an Oscar for his supporting role in “Oppenheimer,” was the butt of a string of jokes from Kimmel during the comedian’s opening monologue at this year’s Academy Awards.
“This is the highest point of Robert Downey Jr.’s long and illustrious career —well, one of the highest points,” Kimmel cracked, seemingly in reference to Downey’s history of drug addiction.
In the audience, Downey tapped his nose in response.
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