Jesse Eisenberg compared his Comic-con in San Diego experience to genocide, describing that being screamed at by fans was terrifying.
His comments on Monday caused a big public dismay, so he clarified what he meant but no apology was offered, according to USA Today.
Eisenberg, who will be playing Lex Luthor in the upcoming movie "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice," explained that he was using a hyperbole when he made the comparison.
"I of course was using hyperbole to describe the sensory overload I experienced. I sometimes do employ that," the 31-year-old actor explained in an interview, Tuesday.
"Maybe on some cellular memory level, that's the only thing that seems like an equivalent social experience," he added, "Even if they're saying nice things, just being shouted at by thousands of people, it's horrifying."
It was quite an experience for the "Social Network" actor, who said he was mostly on the receiving end of movies that no one loves or anticipates. Contrary to the recent Comic-con experience he had, there were worse but more peaceful press tours.
Additionally, he said that the experience was overwhelming for him. Despite the lack of apology, the "Now You See Me" actor seemed to change his tune when he said that the San Diego event was wonderful, E! News reported.
Meanwhile, Eisenberg stars alongside Jason Segel in the movie "The End of Tour." He and Segel were in a promotional interview of their film, slated to be released on July 31, when he [Eisenberg] made the clarification about the genocide comment, as per a CBS News report.
Eisenberg will be playing the role of David Lipsky, a journalist who's interviewing the author David Foster Wallace during his novel's promotional tour. The character of Wallace will be played by Segel.
Eisenberg seemed to ram yet another controversial comment to the journalists when he said that he has never been on the other side of journalism — obviously referring to the journalists' side. He added that normally he was the victim.
