Seth Rogen

Following sexual misconduct allegations against James Franco, Rogen was criticised for a 2014 joke making light of an incident involving Franco's messages to a teenage girl. In 2021, Rogen described the joke as "terrible", said he regretted it and stated that he no longer wanted to work with Franco.

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Pamela Anderson denounced the miniseries Pam & Tommy, produced in part by Rogen, for dramatising the theft and distribution of her sex tape without consulting her or obtaining her approval. In January 2026, she again demanded an apology from Rogen.

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At the Breakthrough Prize ceremony, Rogen criticised Donald Trump's science policy before an audience of technology executives. His remarks were subsequently removed from the official video, triggering controversy over the reasons for the edit.

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Rogen's criticism of Senator Ted Cruz following the announcement of the United States' return to the Paris Agreement escalated into a public exchange of insults and political accusations, including references to the Capitol and white supremacy.

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In a podcast, Rogen said that as a child he had received a very incomplete picture of Israel, going so far as to say he had been told "a lot of lies", and joked about the logic of a Jewish state existing in the Middle East. His remarks prompted a strong reaction from Israeli and Jewish leaders.

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Rogen tweeted that American Sniper reminded him of the propaganda film shown in the third act of Inglourious Basterds. The remark sparked major controversy, with some interpreting it as a comparison of Clint Eastwood's film to Nazi propaganda.

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The Interview, co-directed by and starring Rogen, depicts a fictional plot against Kim Jong-un. Pyongyang condemned the film, while the cyberattack on Sony Pictures and threats against cinemas led the studio to cancel its planned nationwide Christmas release before a more limited distribution.

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