Jeremy Renner defends his sexist Black Widow comments, makes things even worse

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Neha Prakash
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Apparently, Jeremy Renner's superpower is digging himself into holes.

The Avengers actor appeared on Monday's Conan and discussed his recent comment about Black Widow being a "slut." While he admitted the comment (made alongside co-star Chris Evans) was "off-colored," Renner remained unapologetic about the controversy he stirred online.

"Conan, if you slept with four of the six Avengers -- no matter how much fun you had -- you’d be a slut. Just saying. I’d be a slut," Renner said in the interview.

The discussion with Conan echoed Renner's first statement following the uproar, in which he said, “I am sorry that this tasteless joke about a fictional character offended anyone. It was not meant to be serious in any way."

Unfortunately, if Renner thought he was already in "Internet trouble," he's seen nothing yet.

#JeremyRenner, you are doing a great job making yourself VERY unlikeable! Please end the #AgeOfUltron press tour! https://t.co/sybinqCLuG— Kait Calabrò (@KaitCalabro) May 5, 2015

Jeremy Renner is so tediously mean-spirited.— Andreen (@A_Gallivant) May 5, 2015

Every time I hear Jeremy Renner's name these days, I picture Black Widow punching him in the face.— Gwenda Bond (@Gwenda) May 5, 2015

I used to think Jeremy Renner was SUPER hot, and then he opened his mouth and dumb words came out.— Emily Blake (@Bambookiller) May 5, 2015

Who knew that Jeremy Renner was even more pointless than Hawkeye?— Eric Sipple (@saalon) May 5, 2015

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