( CNN ) -- Actor Jonah Hill told radio host Howard Stern on Tuesday that he lost his cool with a paparazzo and is heartbroken that he used a `` disgusting '' homophobic slur . Celebrity gossip site TMZ early Tuesday morning released a video of the incident in which Hill tells a man following him to `` Suck my d -- - , you f -- -- - . '' 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 , '' told Stern he never meant to insult gay people . `` I played into exactly what he wanted and lost my cool and in that moment I said a disgusting word that does not at all reflect how I feel about any group of people , '' he told Stern . TMZ posted a one-minute clip shot by a photographer who at one point mocks Hill 's shorts . Hill said the photographer had been following him all day and saying `` hurtful things about my family . '' `` It would break my heart to think that anyone would think , especially with all the work that I have done and all the loved ones that I have , that I would be against anyone for their sexuality , '' Hill said . Hill added that he has long been a gay rights advocate . Before the Winter Olympics in Russia , Hill took a public stance against Moscow 's anti-gay laws . He tweeted : `` Help us show Russia & the world that # LoveConquersHate '' while wearing a T-shirt bearing the hashtag message in Russian . His new film with Channing Tatum , `` 22 Jump Street , '' is scheduled to open on June 13 . CNN sent a request for comment to Hill 's publicist but had not heard back late Tuesday . Opinion : Paparazzi share blame with Jonah Hill .
Hill says he was being followed by photographer making remarks about Hill 's family . Actor says the disgusting word does n't represent his feelings about gay people . A clip of the incident was posted on TMZ . Comment: