James Woods has been labeled a homophobe for posting a crude tweet aimed at CNN host Anderson Cooper.

Woods, 70, posted the tweet on Friday after Cooper was caught rolling his eyes at Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway during an on-air interview.

Writing alongside a gif of Cooper's eye roll, the actor wrote: 'As his butt plug dislodges during a newscast'.

He was slammed immediately by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and faced a barrage of complaints from other social media users.

James Woods posted this homophobic tweet about Anderson Cooper on Twitter on Friday

'So the real James Woods is a homophobe. Good to know,' wrote one disgruntled former fan while another said he ought to be 'ashamed' of himself.

Unrepentant, Woods returned to Twitter on Saturday night to accuse his critics of overreacting.

'The scariest thing for #liberals when they have a hissy fit is that moment when nobody cares. For the record I couldn't care less...' he said.

Cooper, 49, has not responded to his comment.

Woods, a devoted Trump supporter, was one of thousands who picked up on the anchor's eye roll last week.

Cooper was interviewing Conway in the wake of President Trump's sensational firing of FBI Director James Comey.

Cooper (left with his partner Benjamin Maisani in 2015) has not responded to the 70-year-old actor's tweet

Woods was slammed by other Twitter users including celebrity blogger Perez Hilton

The pair had been tangoing over the reasons behind the controversial move for around 11 minutes when Conway started boasting about correctly predicting that Trump would win the state of Michigan during the campaign.

Cooper, exasperated by the exchange, rolled his eyes as she looked down at her notes while speaking.

CNN was later criticized by MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski for even inviting Conway on to the show.

Brezubski, who hosts the daily show Morning Joe, said the interview amounted to 'politics porn' and suggested Cooper was rightfully bored by having to question her because she was an unreliable source.

