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It's been more than a year since Val Kilmer passed away. While he was honored with many touching tributes in the wake of his death from colleagues and fans alike, one past collaborator is now speaking out against the Top Gun actor and labeling him as one of the worst people he was ever known.
In a scathing June 1 Facebook post, director Adam Marcus, who worked with Kilmer on the 2008 film Conspiracy, noted that he had no reservations about "[speaking] ill of the dead" while calling out the late actor and making explosive claims about his "unprofessional" behavior on set, per E! News.
"To any of you rolling your eyes because of the whole 'don't speak ill of the dead bulls---,' f--- that," he said. "He was physically violent (kicked me in my crotch on set on day 6 because I would not look at his new crocs), sexually harassed my female cast, was verbally abusive."
Marcus also claimed Kilmer was often "on 'something,'" consistently late to set, and was even "so alcohol poisoned" on the first day of production that an ambulance was called to give him an IV.
"He was paid 1.5 million and acted completely unprofessional. And this is truly the tip of the iceberg of bad behavior. If this guy did one-tenth of what he did on my set today, he would have been cancelled in a blink. Worst human being I've ever known... and that is really saying something."
Speaking to Page Six, Marcus explained that he didn't "wish death" on Kilmer and simply wanted to call out the "bully" behavior he claims he witnessed while working together.
"I hate what happened to Val — as far as his illness and the tragedy of what happened. This is awful. I don't wish that on anybody," he said. "No matter how much I dislike somebody, it doesn't mean that I want them to be in pain or suffer in any way possible."
Kilmer, also known for his roles in Batman Forever, Tombstone and The Doors, died April 2025 at the age of 65 from pneumonia. He previously battled throat cancer for several years.