He’s the only guy to ever play the Caped Crusader and have a shitastic career following, and now, Val Kilmer is walking around with his tail between his legs for being a big-mouthed idiot!
Yesterday, the Top Gun actor apologized to his home state of New Mexico for some “disparaging” remarks he made to Rolling Stone. Val reportedly told the magazine back in 2003 the he lived in the “homicide capital of the Southwest” and that 80 percent “of the people in my county are drunk.”
Eh, we’ve heard a lot worse.
Even though the comments were made so long ago, the state was holding a grudge and refused to give him the guest house permits her required for his property. Therefore, Val issued a public apology for what he said, in hopes that it might smooth things over. He said:
“I have the same concerns as anyone else when you hear negative things about a place you love. That’s the good part of this story. Really, they care about where they live, and I do too. I share their concerns.”
After he apologized, the commissioners approved his request for permits and everyone went back to not giving a shit about Val Kilmer or New Mexico.
Wait, who were we talking about again? We’ve forgotten already.
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