'I understand Hitler,' he said, deadpan, at news conference
(NEWSER) - The always controversial Danish director Lars von Trier really pulled out all the stops at his Cannes press conference today, calling himself a Nazi and claiming to sympathize with Adolf Hitler. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the whole thing appeared to be a joke, albeit an uncomfortable one, as the audience as well as the stars of his latest film Melancholia stared at him in horror. The director "sincerely" apologized afterward, adding, "I am not anti-Semitic or racially prejudiced in any way, nor am I a Nazi." Cannes officials said von Trier explained that he "allowed himself to be egged on by a provocation" at the news conference, adding, "He presents his apology." And thus, "end of silly controversy," adds Michael Glitz at Huffington Post . More»
