Major Hollywood Star Apologizes After Lashing Out at Paparazzo With 'Disgusting' Gay Slur

Story by the Associated Press; curated by Oliver Darcy.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Jonah Hill has apologized for using a gay slur with a paparazzo in an encounter caught on video.

Jonah Hill apologized Tuesday for hurling a gay-slur at a photographer. (Image source: Shutterstock)

A video posted Tuesday by TMZ shows a photographer pestering Hill, who eventually responded with muttered expletives and an anti-gay expression. On "The Howard Stern Show" on Tuesday, the 30-year-old actor acknowledged that he said "a disgusting word."

WATCH: Jonah Hill hurls homophobic slur: "Suck my d***, f*****!!" https://t.co/BouQ8UfDyJ pic.twitter.com/JgvR3F1ZhX

— TMZ (@TMZ) June 3, 2014

Hill said the word "does not at all reflect how I feel about any group of people." He said that he's been a gay-rights activist "from the day I was born."

Earlier this year, Hill promoted a Human Rights Campaign effort opposing anti-gay laws in Russia ahead of the Winter Olympics.

Hill said he had been harassed by the photographer, claiming he said "hurtful things" about Hill and his family.

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