Matt Damon is facing backlash after revealing in an interview that he only stopped using the "f-slur for a homosexual" months ago after his daughter taught him "how that word is dangerous.".

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Damon said, "The word that my daughter calls the ‘f-slur for a homosexual’ was commonly used when I was a kid, with a different application.".

“I made a joke, months ago, and got a treatise from my daughter.

I say it in the movie Stuck on You!’ She went to her room and wrote a very long, beautiful treatise on how that word is dangerous.

"I have ranch dressing that has been in my fridge longer than Matt Damon has NOT been using a homophobic slur and he somehow thinks he deserves praise for this Herculean effort," wrote Michigan House Rep.

"I want to know what word Matt Damon has replaced f****t with," wondered comedian Billy Eichner

The Sunday Times article mentioned Knox's criticism of the film, but doesn't include any response from Damon