Sandler fires clueless assistant after costing him $1.2m

Actor Adam Sandler has parted ways with the assistant who allegedy cost him $1.2 million in luxury car gifts.

The funnyman failed to see the humour behind his sidekick's gaffe when his misunderstood the movie star's request for a matzo party to celebrate the success of last year's Grown Ups film.

The Little Nicky Star reveals: "I had an assistant... and I told him I was excited, Grown Ups did very well... We should celebrate with the guys, let's throw a matzo party and he said, 'Alright, I'm on it.'

"Then, $1.2 million later, he's like, 'I've got the Maseratis'. I go, 'No, no, no, I didn't say that; I said I wanted a matzo party. He said, 'OK, my bad!' I fired him... It was the second time it happened.

"A few years ago, my family was (celebrating) (Jewish holiday) Hanukkah and I said, 'We don't have a (festive candelabrum) menorah.' I call him (assistant) up and said, 'You gotta go out and get a menorah quick, sundown's coming.'

"He comes back and he goes, 'I got it for ya - a kilo of cocaine,' and I go, 'No, I said a menorah.' He goes, 'OK, so is it cool if I do this cocaine now?'"