Actor Seth Rogen is being slammed for his 'privileged' comment after shrugging off Los Angeles YouTuber Casey Neistat, who tweeted about having his car robbed, referring to the crime as 'part of 'living in a big city.'
Neistat, 40, who used to be a prominent YouTuber in New York before moving to the West Coast, took to Twitter on Wednesday to tell his followers that 'our cars got robbed,' and blamed the city for being a 'crime riddled 3rd world s**thole of a city.'
This caught the attention of Rogan, 39, who responded to the tweet saying: 'Dude I've lived here for over 20 years. You're nuts haha. It's lovely here. Don't leave anything valuable in it. It's called living in a big city.'
Neistat later reported that his seven-year-old daughter's birthday party decorations were stolen from his car and that the looter left 'bloody hand prints' on his vehicle. It is unclear what caused the looter to bleed.
Rogen called Neistat 'nuts' before telling him 'it's lovely' in live in LA, despite rising crime rates and a series of recent luxury store lootings across the area.
The YouTube personality called LA a 'crime riddled 3rd world s**thole of a city,' which did not sit well with Rogen, who has lived in the city for more than 20 years
Actor Seth Rogen, 39, caught slack on Twitter after dismissing YouTuber Casey Neistat, who got his car robbed
The pair had a lengthy exchange on Twitter
The YouTuber - who estimated to be worth $16million, according to Wealthy Gorilla - jokingly asked the Neighbors actor if he 'can still be mad tho' before saying he felt 'so violated.'
Rogen replied: 'You can be mad but I guess I don't personally view my car as an extension of myself and I've never really felt violated any of the 15 or so times my car was broken in to. Once a guy accidentally left a cool knife in my car so if it keeps happening you might get a little treat.'
The funny guy - who is worth an estimated $80million, according to celebritynetworth.com - caught slack, not only from the influencer himself, but also from fans alike for his 'privileged' comment.
Neistat called out the actor, saying he 'didn't get any treats.'
Twitter user Cathy Young called wrote: 'You know, people talk about how this or that statement embodies 'privilege,' and 95% of the time it's total bulls***, but this... yeah.'
Another Twitter user wrote: 'HAHAHAHA I wish I could live such a carefree existence,' in response to Rogen not viewing his car as an 'extension of myself.'
Other's encouraged 'cancelling' the actor while other pointed out his immense wealth.
Rogen (pictured at the Vulture Festival earlier this month) also admitted he had his car broken into at least 15 times since living in the city and told Neistat to not 'leave anything valuable in it'
Daily Caller reporter Dylan Housman called out Rogen's wealth: 'Multi-millionaire celebrity explains to you why having your car broken into isn't a big deal and you should just get over it.'
