Will Smith: Quote on Hitler misinterpreted

LOS ANGELES Smith says it misinterpreted a recent comment he made in a Scottish newspaper about Adolf Hitler. Over the weekend, dozens of celebrity gossip Web sites posted articles about the comment.

In a story published Saturday in the Daily Record, Smith was quoted saying: "Even Hitler didn't wake up going, 'Let me do the most evil thing I can do today.' I think he woke up in the morning and using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was 'good."'

Since then Smith has fired back saying his words were misinterpreted.

"It is an awful and disgusting lie. It speaks to the dangerous power of an ignorant person with a pen. I am incensed and infuriated to have to respond to such ludicrous misinterpretation," Smith responded.

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