The Tucker Max saga continues to unfold this week as the author of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell shockingly still can’t catch a break with the promotion of the book’s film adaptation.
With the banner ads for his apparently sucky movie already getting dissed by ad networks, Max received similar treatment from the Chicago Transit Authority last week, which announced it would ban the 250 or so bus ads promoting the film.
The frustration must be slightly boiling over as the “artiste” has now responded to the CTA move, which he says was caused in part by “angry anti-male” groups including SAFER CAMPUS (Students Active for Ending Rape) who say the film promotes “rape culture”. In a statement, Max, who says he actually “loves” women, vents a tad:
“This is the perfect example of a ridiculous group of kooky activists bullying the media into propagating a minority viewpoint. They’ve purposely manipulated my work — which is a satire and a comedy — to further their own agenda and shamelessly exploited the rape and domestic violence issues to get national attention.
All I have to say to these kooks and trolls is bite me. You can slander and libel me on the internet or attack my advertisements but you will not shut this movie down. Not under any circumstances.”
We’re not sure if that’s a promise or a threat to the general populous. But according to the release, Rudius Media and Darko Entertainment, the two companies behind the film, are doubling the film’s online ad budget while expanding print and television ads to “other, more open minded cities.”
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