Jesse Eisenberg has come under fire for comparing Comic-Con to ''genocide.''
Jesse Eisenberg has come under fire for comparing Comic-Con to ''genocide.''
The 31-year-old actor, who attended the annual entertainment convention in San Diego, California last Friday (10.07.15) to promote his upcoming film 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' alongside co-stars Ben Affleck, Amy Adams and Henry Cavill, was blasted by fans for suggesting ''being screamed at by thousands of people'' is similar to the deliberate killing of a large group of civilians.
The star added: ''I don't know what the experience is throughout history, probably some kind of genocide. I can't think of anything that's equivalent.''
But his comments prompted fury on Twitter, with one user writing: ''I feel like Jesse Eisenberg doesn't grasp the definition of genocide. Can someone direct him to some history books por favor?''
Another tweeted: ''Jesse Eisenberg compared Comic-Con to genocide. In other news, 6 million killed in the Holocaust can't wait to meet him & disagree forever''
Jesse has yet to respond to the controversy, but is happy he won't have to go to Comic-Con for at least another year.
Speaking at the premiere for his new film, 'The End of the Tour,' he told PEOPLE.com: ''The movie was received well. That's why we go. You get to leave relatively unscathed and it's at least a year before you have to do anything like that again.''
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