North Korean officials have blasted President Obama after Sony's decision to release the controversial comedy, The Interview.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a spokesman from the National Defense Commission, the top governing body by President Kim Jong-un, released several alarming statements about Obama and blamed him for the film's release. The spokesman also called him a "monkey" for allegedly having an influence on Sony's decision to release the film after canceling its release.

After Sony decided not to release the film after hackers promised a terrorist threat similar to September 11, Obama called the move a mistake. North Korea believes the release of the film shows the lack of respect Obama has for Kim Jong-un.

"Obama always goes reckless in words and deeds like a monkey in a tropical forest," the spokesman said.

The NDC also blames the U.S. for Pyongyang's recent internet outage that occurred around the time the FBI investigated North Korea as an alleged source of the Sony hackings.

"The US, a big country, started disturbing the Internet operation of major media of the DPRK, not knowing shame like children playing a tag," the spokesperson said.

North Korea has denied any involvement in the Sony hackings. The U.S. has also denied a role in the country's internet shortage. This isn't the first time the country has called other world leaders out of their names. In May, a newspaper dispatch claimed Obama has the "shape of a monkey," called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry a wolf with a "hideous" lantern jaw and South Korean President Park Geun-hye a "prostitute."

Source: The Hollywood Reporter | Photo Credit: Splash News