Overview

• On the Oct. 9 Late Night with Seth Meyers, Reynolds said that if he had three boys first he would have given himself a "punching vasectomy."
• He described son Olin as focused on "violence, breasts and engines" and contrasted that with raising daughters he called "just so easy."
• Entertainment outlets amplified the segment on Oct. 10–11, and social-media users criticized the remarks as "disgusting" and "disturbing."
• Some posts also faulted his promotion of the John Candy project, noting he is not in the film and that director Colin Hanks was absent from the push.
• No apology or clarification had been reported as of early Oct. 11, and outlets differ on Olin’s birth year, with most listing 2023.