The Sin City actor is being forced to counteract his remarks made after a recent near fight with a drunken fan in New York. The tough guy allegedly said, "He was really, really out of control - some big f**king obnoxious fag. I don't mean fag in a derogatory way, just like the guy was a f**ck off. If I wanna say fag, I'm gonna f**king say it. And if somebody has a problem with that, they can kiss my f**king a*e."

The actor insists that he has lots of gay friends and "faggot" is a word they "toss around" all the time without derogatory meaning.

The Big Apple's gay community is upset by the foul-mouthed rant about a "fag" he almost punched.