Mel Brooks Sparks Outrage with New Hitler Gag
Mel Brooks has sparked controversy with a new joke about Adolf Hitler, leaving critics outraged and branding it "offensive and out of touch".
During a promotional event for the revival of The Producers in Los Angeles, Brooks said:
Hitler was bad to every Jew in the world, but he was good to me.The comedy legend, 99, insists he is simply making people laugh by saying the unsayable.
- Critics accused him of "mocking history" and "ignoring modern sensitivities" on social media.
- Brooks has been defended for his long-standing defense of lampooning dictators.
Author's summary: Mel Brooks faces backlash over Hitler joke.