Updated
Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 2
Adam Marcus Calls Val Kilmer the Worst Human Being Over 2008 Conspiracy Set Behavior
Updated
Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 2

Adam Marcus Calls Val Kilmer the Worst Human Being Over 2008 Conspiracy Set Behavior

3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 2
  • Adam Marcus said in a now-deleted Threads post that Val Kilmer was "the worst human being I've ever known," revisiting the actor's conduct during the 2008 thriller "Conspiracy."
  • Marcus wrote that if Kilmer had done "one-tenth" of what he allegedly did on set today, he would have been "cancelled in a blink," though the posts were later removed and USA TODAY sought comment from both sides.
  • "Conspiracy" was a direct-to-DVD film starring Kilmer as disabled special-ops veteran William "Spooky" MacPherson; the movie was poorly received and holds a 19% Popcornmeter rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • Kilmer, who died in April 2025 at 65 after years of health struggles following a throat-cancer diagnosis, had acknowledged in his 2021 documentary "Val" that he had behaved "poorly" and "bizarrely" at times.
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