Director Adam Marcus, who worked with Kilmer on 2008's "Conspiracy," made the criticism in now-deleted social media posts over the weekend.
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Director Adam Marcus criticized late actor Val Kilmer in a series of social media posts made over the weekend, calling him the "worst human being" he had ever known.
Marcus, 58, directed Kilmer in the 2008 action thriller "Conspiracy." In now-deleted posts on Threads, Marcus referred to Kilmer as a "putz" and said he had no problem speaking negatively about the deceased actor.
"Worst human being I've ever known… and that is really saying something," Marcus wrote, according to Entertainment Weekly. In another post, he added: "#MicroIntellectMonday to that time when I directed that guy. The guy who played Iceman and Doc Holiday. You know the one. Here's me and the Putz working it out on the set of 'Conspiracy.'"
The posts included a photograph of Marcus and Kilmer together on set. Marcus anticipated criticism over his comments, writing: "And to any of you rolling your eyes because of the whole 'don't speak ill of the dead bulls***, f*** that. If this guy did one-tenth of what he did on my set today, he would have been cancelled in a blink."
Kilmer died April 1, 2025, from pneumonia. In his 2021 autobiographical documentary "Val," Kilmer acknowledged that he had engaged in inappropriate behavior during his career, though he stated he held no regrets about his actions.
In "Conspiracy," Kilmer played William "Spooky" MacPherson, a disabled Iraq War veteran who travels to Arizona to discover that his friend and family have vanished. The film was released by Sony Pictures.
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