Over the weekend, Seth Rogen made comments about the film American Sniper which were deemed controversial. Rogen tweeted, “American Sniper kind of reminds me of the movie that’s showing in the third act of Inglorious Basterds.” The comedian was referring to the fictional film-within-a-film, Nation’s Pride, which was shown on the third act of Quentin Tarantino’s war movie. Nation’s Pride was a fake Nazi propaganda film about a sniper who boasts about killing hundreds of Allied soldiers from his perch at a clock tower. People who saw the tweet were up in arms because they thought Rogen compared the Chris Kyle biopic to Nazi propaganda.

American Sniper is the new film from director Clint Eastwood. It stars Bradley Cooper as real-life sniper Chris Kyle who was the deadliest sniper in history. The film garnered several nominations in the coming Academy Awards including a Best Picture nomination as well as a Best Actor nomination for Cooper.

American Sniper kind of reminds me of the movie that’s showing in the third act of Inglorious Basterds.

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 18, 2015

Funny how Seth Rogen is criticizing American Sniper as if he didn’t JUST come out with a movie about killing an actual living dictator

— Luke Livermore (@luke_livermore) January 21, 2015

Country singer & vet @cmorganmusic fires back at @Sethrogen for his #AmericanSniper comments. http://t.co/BA1PtBrpP5 pic.twitter.com/EbNUwQfSsf

— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 20, 2015

Seth Rogen is what happens when people confuse fame with intelligence.

— NotKennyRogers (@NotKennyRogers) January 20, 2015

Seth Rogen, do NOT disparage Chris Kyle until you have been man enough to SHOOT 87 CONFIRMED episodes of “Lois and Clark.”

— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) January 20, 2015

“You need to be a little more sensitive, dudes!” – @WhoopiGoldberg on @Sethrogen & @MMFlint‘s ‘American Sniper’ views pic.twitter.com/zqFj0Sz3XL

— The View (@TheView) January 20, 2015

the same people that were calling Seth Rogen a hero a month ago are the ones calling him an idiot right now.

— sadvil (@crylenol) January 20, 2015

Remember everyone supporting @Sethrogen in his patriotic fight against the N. Korean hackers? So, we hate him now? Are we THIS far gone?

— Anthony Cumia (@AnthonyCumia) January 20, 2015

On January 19, Seth Rogen defended his comment in a series of tweets. “I just said something ‘kinda reminded’ me of something else. I actually liked American Sniper. It just reminded me of the Tarantino scene. I wasn’t comparing the two. Big difference between comparing and reminding. Apples remind me of oranges. Can’t compare them, though,” Rogen explained. He added, “But if you were having a slow news day, you’re welcome for me giving you the opportunity to blow something completely out of proportion.”

I just said something “kinda reminded” me of something else. I actually liked American Sniper. It just reminded me of the Tarantino scene.

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 19, 2015

I wasn’t comparing the two. Big difference between comparing and reminding. Apples remind me of oranges. Can’t compare them, though.

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 19, 2015

But if you were having a slow news day, you’re welcome for me giving you the opportunity to blow something completely out of proportion.

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 19, 2015

Seth Rogen recently made the news after his comedy film The Interview was boycotted by North Korea leading to the Sony hacking scandal as well as several threats made by the North Korean government if ever The Interview was shown in theaters. The Interview stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as a TV producer and talk show host who are tasked to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.