Jimmy infamously made fun of the actor’s past drug addiction in his opening monologue.
Robert had previously said that his addiction started at age 6 when his father gave him drugs.
Robert Downey Jr. says he truly didn’t mindJimmy Kimmel’s Oscars jokes.
Jimmy infamously made fun of the actor’s past drug addiction in his opening monologue. Robert had previously said that his addiction started at age 6 when his father gave him drugs.
If you remember, Jimmy riffed on Robert during his opening monologue.
“Congratulations to [Cillian Murphy’s] costar Robert Downey Jr.
This is the highest point of Robert Downey Jr.’s career,” Jimmy began.
“Was that too on the nose or was that a drug motion you made?”
Robert then motioned for Jimmy to “wrap it up,” but Jimmy continued.
But Robert says he didn’t take it personally.
“I don’t care,” hetoldEsquire in a recent interview.
“I loveJimmy Kimmel.
I think hes a national treasure.”
Jimmy’s quip about Robert wasn’t the only divisive joke he made at the Oscars.
He alsomade funof the amount of nude scenes in Emma Stone’sPoor Things, leaving her shaking her head.
The actor herself has yet to address the joke publicly.
