Kevin Smith is Lewd & Joel Siegel Has Somethin' Up In His Heinie

So, you hear about this feud? Kevin Smith and Joel Siegel. We're done with the east-coast/west-coast rivalries, and we've regressed back to the battle of taste. 1950s retro, baby.

Smith's Clerks II has hit the screening rooms, and Siegel was there for one of them...but not for long - 40 minutes to be exact. Offended by bestiality jokes (come on, Siegel-'ol-boy), the "Good Morning America" film critic left the theater, but not before he tried to rally his peers: "Time to go!'' and "This is the first movie I've walked out of in 30 fucking years!" Sources say the critic was seen exiting the theater with the pink cord of a cheerleader's baton poking out his rear pucker.

You called it. That last bit was a fib. I have to say, though, I don't expect anything more than a few dick and fart jokes from Clerks II, but Siegel's gotta chill out. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I'm thinking I'll agree with Siegel. I don't get offended, but if there's no wit to the madness, than all you've got is an Andrew Dice Clay routine. When you get right down to it, though, no matter how terrible the film is, you've got to at least show some decency. At least have sympathy for Smith who obviously couldn't cut it without the Jay and Silent Bob duo, and had to throw out any hope for something grander than Clerks (See the Weezer syndrome).

Smith and Siegel confronted each other yesterday morning on the "Opie & Anthony Show." It was decency that Smith hoped Siegel would show the movie. The Clerks II director didn't even mind him leaving, but to disrupt the screening was what Smith called, "unprofessional." The best part of the confrontation was that Siegel didn't even realize he was speaking to Smith until the hosts let him in on the not-so-classified information. A bit absent-minded our friend is.

Links
Spin Magazine's report w/ all the facts from an unimportant news event
The audio file of yesterday's confrontation