Rupert Everett is an old English actor who's face looks like it's slowly melting. The dude is about to become public enemy #1 (and a shooting target for Michael Jackson fans) after the things he just said about the now-dead star.

"He was a freak," Everett, 50, tells U.K.'s The Mirror. "He looked like a character from Shrek. He was a black to white minstrel. He was crucified by that court case when he was accused of child molestation - that killed him."

Jackson "personified the pain and anxiety of a black man in a slave country," Everett continues. "We all watched as he changed from black to white. He was living performance art. I think it was fortuitous that he died."

Of Jackson's 50 London comeback performances, Everett says, "It wouldn't have mattered how good or bad he was. He wouldn't have managed to do all of them and the press would have destroyed him."

In light of Jackson's death, Everett says, "We're living in very strange times. "We have Michael Jackson, a black man who has gone white, and we have President Barack Obama, who is a half-white man gone black," he explains. "It's absolutely fascinating to watch." (Us Magazine)

He's also got a problem with America, and when you've got a problem with America, you've got a problem with Me. We kicked your ass way back in 1776 and by God we'll do it again.

Everett's shocking remarks don't end there. He says he "fell out of love with America after 9/11."

"Straight afterwards, this cruel and nasty city was hit with a sudden wave of compassion," he explains. "Everyone looked out for everyone. I thought that could be the beginning of something amazing."

"It felt like it was a new beginning but then the rain started and President Bush came in and began the war," he continues. "The whole country just changed and became completely alien to me. We came to America as kids because England was stuffy and constipated. The U.S. used to be a breath of fresh air but Bush changed all that."

America "is a weird place now," Everett says, adding that "cartoons are more realistic than real-life. Family Guy, The Simpsons and Shrek are much more believable than action films. People react to cartoons rather than life. That is a tragedy."

Oh I'm sorry, should we react more to your English romantic comedies? Hells no. The plot of, "Dude falls in love with girl. Dude dresses up in women's clothing to get to know her. Dude is befuddled. Dude gets girl," is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Wait, no, I take it back - The crap pouring out of your mouth beats that record. Listen, like the old saying goes: America, love it or leave it, and that includes our childish programming and musical stars. You're not happy with that, you got tea and crumpets waiting for you back in London. We don't even know what a goddamn crumpet is, and goddamn we love it that way.