Kevin Smith said that Ellen DeGeneres walked out of his film “Chasing Amy” while discussing the LGBTQ+ community’s reaction to the 1997 cult classic in a new documentary.

The film tells the story of a male comic artist (Ben Affleck) who falls in love with a lesbian (Lauren Adams). In a clip for the documentary Smith, 54, is asked if he understood why there was backlash in the LGBTQ+ community.

“Yeah, of course. Absolutely. Believe me, I’ve had 22 years to get used to that. I got used to that on the [expletive] first week it came out. There were some people that were upset,” he responded.

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