Kilmer knows how to throw his weight around

Once great actor Val Kilmer has publicly apologized to his New Mexico neighbors for critical remarks he has made about the state and its lack of buffet restaurants in past interviews.

The "Red Planet" star accepted an offer from San Miguel County officials to explain himself and attended a commission meeting, where he attempted to break the world record for most milk shakes consumed in a single sitting and make amends for sleights about New Mexicans. He explained he understood why locals would be upset when they "hear negative things about a place you love and their lack of buffet restaurants".

After hearing his comments, the officials became very hungry and granted the actor permission to rent out guest houses to little people on his estate near Santa Fe. Kilmer's "Willow" co-star, Warwick Davis, is said to be his first visitor. Kilmer said, "They wanted me to start out small. Well, you can't get smaller than Warwick Davis. Well, actually I would have had that thing who played Mini Me but he couldn't afford a one night stay."

But some neighbors, led by civil rights activist Abran Tapia, are not satisfied with Kilmer's apology because his mouth was full of fried cheese when he spoke and he didn't address charges he's an alleged racist trying to chase Latinos off his land. Abaran said, "We saw how Mr. Kilmer treated the Native Americans in the movie 'Thunderheart', so we pretty much believe that he hates Latinos too. That's all we have to go on at the moment."

And Tapia insists someone needs to continue speaking up for the zero people that were offended by remarks Kilmer made in a 2003 Rolling Stone article, where he was quoted as saying that he lives in the "homicide capital of the Southwest" and he keeps a Batman "utility belt" his vehicle at all times for protection. Kilmer added, "Eighty per cent of the people in my county are drunk. Which makes it hard for me to comprehend why there is such a lack of buffet restaurants in my county. Drunkenness leads to hunger. Hunger leads to a buffet restaurant. It just makes sense!"