The Avengers Nick Fury Actor Samuel L. Jackson Dissed By David Hasselhoff; A Day Later Former Baywatcher Retracts Statement

Only a day after insulting Samuel L. Jackson's depiction of The Avengers Nick Fury, David Hasselhoff is humming a different tune via Twitter.

During an interview with Yahoo! Movies this week, the former "Baywatch" star talked about his days as Nick Fury in the 1998 TV movie "Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"I was the first Nick Fury," he said. "Stan Lee came on the set and told me all about Nick. He said, 'You're the ultimate Nick Fury.' He gave me the greatest compliment ever."

This was followed up by Hasselhoff giving his opinion on Jackson's ways of conveying Nick Fury in the new Marvel films.

"You know, it wasn't Nick Fury," he said. They take these shows and they make it the way they want to make it and unfortunately, they should have had Stan Lee on the set and let him kick him into gear — whoever directed [The Avengers] decided they wanted to go that way. But it's their prerogative. He's still a great actor."

His opinion could've been due to looking forward to playing Nick Fury in the 2012 blockbuster hit of "The Avengers." However, Jackson was the chosen one.

 "And then Samuel L. Jackson came in and he was a great Nick Fury, but he wasn't really the consummate Nick Fury, the way he was written," he critiqued.

However, just one day later, Hasselhoff backtracked and publicly praised Jackson. "Set the record straight," he tweeted. "Samuel Jackson is one of my favorite actors, a friend and I wish him well in all his roles especially Nick Fury!"