Joss Whedon, the director and writer behind “The Avengers” and several other Hollywood films, on Friday night expressed his desire for a rhinoceros to “fuck” Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan “to death with its horn.”
Whedon, a very vocal Hollywood liberal who was an active Hillary Clinton supporter during the 2016 election, often tweets of his hatred for all things Republican. This appears to be the first time he has advocated for the death of a Republican, though Whedon said he did so “because it’s FUNNY.”
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Whedon, worth an estimated $100 million, has had other meltdowns on Twitter and received immediate blowback from the platform’s users for his tweet.
I’m a just gonna save this, because the internet never forgets when someone is being a cunt. @joss @SpeakerRyan pic.twitter.com/CXGgbvrfif
— TheRoadbeerOfYore (@FormerRoadbeer) January 14, 2017
.@joss‘s tweet about Paul Ryan is an example of: pic.twitter.com/uRjkNTqesv
— John J.S. Soriano (@JohnJSSoriano) January 14, 2017
@joss @SpeakerRyan Show us on the doll where the evil Republican touched you, Joss.
— Lance Parkertip (@SpacePirate_JFT) January 14, 2017
@joss @SpeakerRyan Trump’s win was worth it just for this. the meltdown is beautiful
— Antoine Burke (@happyburkean) January 14, 2017
@joss good job on making your side seem even more unhinged & detached from reality. pic.twitter.com/S01WWYMe9f
— Toni (@ToniMZ81) January 14, 2017
@joss Talented writer and director. Epic films. Poor judgment. pic.twitter.com/j6Z7PUKg4a
— Ken Zimmern (@KenZimmern) January 14, 2017
@joss @SpeakerRyan Another one of Hollywood’s finest showing why Trump won.
— Chris (@GameDudeChris) January 14, 2017