John Oliver accused of lazily stealing joke from internet after mocking Dean Cain for joining ICE
On Sunday episode of Last Week Tonight, Oliver said that as an ICE agent, there's 'no need for that guy to wear a mask because the chances of anyone recognizing him are f*****g zero.'
Oliver's segment on Cain, in which the host also made fun of his film roles, led Cain to clap back on social media.
'He stole that mask joke from the internet - and he also laughed hysterically when Trump said he was going to run for President,' the actor wrote on X. 'Case closed.'
Several other social media posts shared before the show aired appear to prove the actor's point.
'So Dean Cain joined ICE? That should be perfect for him. He won't even have to wear a mask, because no one knows who the f*** he is anyway,' one X user wrote on Friday, days after Cain announced that he had joined ICE to support recruitment efforts.
'ICE wears masks because they don't want to be recognized,' another wrote on Saturday. 'Dean Cain won't have that problem.'
On Tuesday, Cain took to social media to praise ICE for its efforts in rounding up migrants.
Actor-turned-ICE agent Dean Cain took to social media on Sunday to accuse John Oliver of stealing material
Oliver said that as an ICE agent, there's 'no need for [Cain] to wear a mask because the chances of anyone recognizing him are f*****g zero '
'I am a sworn law enforcement officer, as well as being a filmmaker, and I felt it was important to join with our first responders to help secure the safety of all Americans, not just talk about it. So I joined up,' he said.
'If you want to help save America, ICE is arresting the worst of the worst and removing them from America's streets,' he added.
'They need your help, we need your help, to protect our homeland for families.
'Join today if it's something that tickles your fancy because we can use you.'
Cain, who played Superman in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman from 1993 to 1997, has gotten blowback for heeding the Department of Homeland Security's call to add 10,000 new agents by 2029.
Over the weekend, fellow actor John Leguizamo slammed Cain as a 'loser' on social media and re-shared a post poking fun at Cain's career.
It included a photo of the actor with the words 'Pronouns: Has/Been' shown over his face.
Leguizamo griped separately on Instagram: 'How big of a loser do you have to be to volunteer to be an ICE OFFICER???'
Oliver's segment on Cain, in which the host also made fun of his film roles, led Cain to clap back on social media
On the same day, the Colombian actor shared another photo of Cain in a separate post to Instagram panning him as 'a loser'
Oliver, meanwhile, also took the the opportunity to rip Cain's resume.
'There's an old saying in Hollywood: If all you can get is Dean Cain, you're f****d,' he quipped.
'I'm not saying that ICE isn't finding people. I'm just saying, when you are reduced to pinning a badge on the 59-year-old star of The Dog Who Saved Christmas, The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation, The Dog Who Saved the Holidays, The Dog Who Saved Halloween, The Dog Who Saved Easter and The Dog Who Saved Summer, maybe you are in trouble,' he added of ICE, before making the crack in question.
Cain - after detailing his plans to join ICE during an appearance on Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime - also took umbrage at Oliver's crack about his films, writing: '[T]hose movies were sweet, by the way!'
Daily Mail reached out to Last Week Tonight for comment.
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