It is pretty damned funny. Not sure how much time you wanna spend on it, but this whole video is pretty funny imo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U9FM49Tzhn4
Skip to around 5:30 if you just want the funniest part. He was mocked so much for this take and iirc he kept doubling down on it. There also was a pretty hilarious parody video someone did of the situation which I'm too lazy to go find right now