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Ben Stiller Says Robert Downey Jr. Blackface in Tropic Thunder Is Dicey

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Hollywood veteran Ben Stiller questions whether his 2008 satire
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  • Tropic Thunder grossed nearly $200 million worldwide and earned Downey an Oscar nomination, but Stiller doubts the blackface storyline would be greenlit today.
  • Downey played an actor who undergoes a controversial skin pigmentation procedure to play a Black soldier, a move that sparked debates around representation and cultural sensitivity.
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