Jonah Hill apologized for using homophobic slur after his footage was released on Tuesday of him losing control in a situation.

The actor, who was nominated for Academy Awards for his roles in the 2011 film "Moneyball" and last year's "The Wolf of Wall Street," was followed by cameras and video recorders in the Larchmont area of Los Angeles. One of the men following was mocking his floral board shorts, saying, "I like the shorts though, bro. They are pretty sexy." After some time the actor lost control and said “Suck my d***, you f****d.”

After being heavily criticised for using the term, Hill appeared on Howard Stern’s radio show to issue a public apology.

He said: "This is a heartbreaking situation for me...I'm upset...From the day I was born, and publicly, I've been a gay rights activist...

"This person had been following me around all day saying hurtful things. I played into exactly what he wanted and I said a disgusting word...

"It's bulls**t and I shouldn't have said that. I'm happy to take the heat for using this disgusting word."

Hill has been a strident supporter of LGBT rights issues in the past, publicly addressing his opposition to Russia’s anti-gay laws ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics and buying into the ‘Love Conquers Hate’ T-shirt wearing trend adopted by the famous to pledge their support for the persecuted gay communities in the country.

"What I won't allow is for anyone - it would break my heart to think that anyone - especially with all the work that I've done and all the loved ones that I have - that I would be against anyone for their sexuality."

He furthered clarified himself.

"I have tons of gay friends, gay family members. It's like saying, ‘Why do you think people should breathe?’I support anybody doing whatever they want to do to be who they are."