Don't worry, people: Todd Phillips does not endorse cigarette smoking for simians.
The Internet was abuzz yesterday with word that Phillips had apparently gotten Crystal the monkey addicted to smoking on the set of "The Hangover: Part II," but today he clarified to MovieLine that that is not, in fact, the case. "That was a joke. I make comedies," he said in a statement. "If you read the story, it doesn’t even make sense. 'On the set of her new film, she won’t stop smoking cigarettes'. Umm. Really? Maybe just take them away from her. Or at least take her money away so she can’t buy them any longer." At least he's taking it in good stride, saying that the headline "PETA pissed after Todd Phillips gets 'Hangover 2' monkey addicted to cigarettes" is "one for the office wall."
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