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Seth Rogen Apologizes For "American Sniper" Tweets

James Franco (L) and Seth Rogen (R), the comedy duo of The Interview, a film featuring an assassination attempt to Kim Jong-un.

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Seth Rogen was quick to address the ire incited by his tweets about American Sniper.

In an exclusive statement he issued to the Associated Press Thursday, Rogen said that he had no intentions of offending anyone with what he said, nor did he mean any political implications.

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The actor-director, fresh from the hacking scandal which his film The Interview, was embroiled, was once again placed under the spotlight when he tweeted that "American Sniper kind of reminds me of the movie that's showing in the third act of (Inglourious) Basterds."

Inglorious Basterds directed by Quentin Tarantino in 2009 featured some clips from a fake propaganda movie that detailed the story of a skilled Nazi sniper.

However, Rogen's comments was quickly picked by online press, including Fox News Insider, the Daily Caller and Brietbart, which believed that Rogen meant to compare Clint Eastwood's real-life-based drama about the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle to a "Nazi propaganda."

Following a barrage of criticisms, Rogen tweeted that he "actually liked" the movie and that he was not comparing the two films.

Rogen emphasized that the movie simply reminded him of the other film, because of the similar plots "about the most lethal of snipers."

He also explained that it never occurred to him to compare the film to any Nazi propaganda, and that he isn't critical about against Kyle or any veterans.

The actor ended apologizing for whatever offense his tweets might have triggered, hoping that his would "this clears things up."

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