Marvel star Simu Liu has defended Pedro Pascal amid the ongoing criticism of the actor. The Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings took to social media to praise Pascal’s latest film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, after attending the premiere. In a separate post, he also talked about the “online hate,” seemingly referring to the actor.
Simu Liu slams online hate campaign against Pedro Pascal
Barbie star Simu Liu loved everything about the new Marvel film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, including its cast, which includes Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn. The 36-year-old recently gushed over the movie on Threads while also backing up The Last of Us star, who has been the center of rampant online flak.
Liu shared a glimpse of his red carpet moment at the premiere of The Fantastic Four with the caption, “Love this movie, love pedro, love vanessa, love joe, love ebon…”
In another thread, he seemed to refer to the alleged hate that Pascal is getting, writing, “manufactured hate for someone simply because they’re experiencing a moment of extreme visibility (ie a press tour they contractually obligated to do) is really f——- boring.”
For the unversed, the criticism against Pascal started from several online troll accounts claiming that the Materialists star is “touchy” around his co-actors. Fans mostly pointed out the close relationship between Pascal and Kirby.
While both the actors have been transparent about their friendship, some netizens described Pascal’s behavior as “weird” around female co-stars. Recently, fans also found videos of Pascal’s playful interactions with Willem Dafoe‘s wife, Giada Colagrande, during Dafoe’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in January 2024.
The clip shows Pascal touching Colagrande’s chin for a few seconds while standing next to Dafoe. While the short video lacks any context, some social media users claimed that Dafoe’s expression might have appeared to change after Pascal touched Colagrande’s chin.
While some netizens are trolling Pascal’s behavior, many have also come to the actor’s defense, condemning the unnecessary backlash. One fan noted under Liu’s post, “It’s truly pathetic, and so are both the men and the women that are turning this into a debacle OVER TWO CONSENTING ADULTS. When consent has ALWAYS been the key factor, suddenly doesn’t matter because one is married, like? Make it make sense.”
Originally reported by Arpita Adhya on ComingSoon.
