Chris Pratt is having another bad week on Twitter.
It all started when The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the actor, a proud member of the antigay Christian cult Hillsong Church, would be voicing the character of Garfield in the upcoming animated film and pretty much everyone freaked out.
Related: Chris Pratt calls for “less hate” as he defends his homophobic church
It’s the second time less than two months Pratt has caused controversy by being cast in an animated role. In September, he was dragged when it was announced he would be the voice of Mario in an upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie. His casting as Garfield has drawn similar scorn.
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Vanity Fair reports:
Some have speculated that Pratt’s recent string of animated roles could potentially be tied to his vaccination status. The actor has not publicly disclosed whether he’s vaccinated against COVID-19, though requirements for immunization are often at a studio’s discretion. In recent months, Pratt has also filmed two major live-action roles: Thor: Love and Thunder in Australia and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in Atlanta.
Here’s what people are saying about Pratt’s Garfield casting…
we need to launch a full federal investigation into what kind of dirt chris pratt has on hollywood executives https://t.co/c5sCBxcllx
— bethany (@fiImgal) November 1, 2021
chris pratt is too homophobic to be voicing garfield, a beloved lgbtq+ icon
— Joseph? (@AlmightyAndroid) November 1, 2021
Early renditions of Chris Pratt's Garfield are already coming in pic.twitter.com/iDPfbGEUUr
— Dan ?????? (@Danlo163) November 2, 2021
chris pratt rejected chubby, sinful life and embraced dieting and jesus christ, and this is why he is not qualified to voice garfield
— LB Hunktears (@hunktears) November 2, 2021
imagine being chris pratt seeing the reaction for being cast as mario knowing it was about to be announced you were also cast as garfield
— TAHK0 ?? (@TAHK0) November 1, 2021
Chris Pratt getting cast as Garfield feels like direct punishment from the universe for my Garfield Halloween costume…I'm sorry pic.twitter.com/Wb1RwIZ9Se
— Chloe???? (@ughlygirl) November 2, 2021
Chris Pratt's Garfield doesn't "hate" Mondays, he just doesn't think they should get married
— Pete Stegemeyer (@itspeterj) November 2, 2021
chris pratt won't stop until every one of our beloved cultural icons is homophobic
— misery kid (@bulbababe001) November 2, 2021
Relevant now more than ever. #Garfield #ChrisPratt pic.twitter.com/zOiY2bZNyP
— These Blustery Days (@BlusteryDaysOH) November 2, 2021
In addition to his affiliation with Hillsong Church, Pratt also follows a ton of right wing extremists and homophobes on Twitter, including admitted gay basher Tucker Carlson, homophobic political pundit Ben Shapiro, the antigay hate group Turning Points USA, the extreme rightwing podcast Prager U, and several members of the homophobic Duck Dynasty clan, just to name a few.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
gregg2010
Jesus is the best weight loss coach EVER! Much better than Richard Simmons!
MHaumesser
The question is how many people that are offended by this man will still go see any of the movies he’s either actually starring in or doing voiceover work in.
JED08
I won’t see or stream anything that he’s affiliated with.
dinard38
So did Chris Pratt directly make any disparaging remarks about LGBTQ??? I don’t recall hearing any. So y’all going after him and want to cancel him because of the church he affiliates with and some right wing accounts he’s subscribed to??
If he’s not actively going after LGBTQ, then leave him the hell alone. Ugghhh, it’s like Queerty tries to go out of their way to find enemies of the LGBTQ.
John
I agree. He has never said anything anti-LGBTQ. What kind of church he goes to is nobody’s business. If you want to boycott him for that, then go ahead but stop with the fake news.
shaniac
He’s giving 10% of his salary to a hate cult that actively persecutes the LGBT community. The founder of this cult is a paedophile and his son, the current head of the cult, covered up his father’s crimes. So while Pratt may not have directly hurt anyone, he’s funding those that do. Get in the bin.
Theweatherman
He’s not even that cute.
ShiningSex
Belonging to a very known anti-LGBT church is enough you moron.
@John, you sit down too you fool. You probably will support him because you think he’s too cute. You are showing your self loathing by defending a maggot who is also a cheater and total douchebag. Maybe read more on him and get back to us
man5996853
If you are a member of a hate group and you send them money to support their organization or church-cult, you contribute to the hate and suppression, even if indirectly. You do you. Forgive the hate sympathizers. The rest of us can hold on to our self-respect.
dinard38
@ShiningStar I know a lot of gay folks who attend churches that are not gay friendly. LOTS. They chose to ignore the anti-gay sentiments from the church because they don’t personally believe that being gay is a sin but they want to worship in these churches that they grew up in or they feel connected to. I don’t personally get it, but hey! Whatever makes them happy, I guess. Should we go around and get them canceled too??
And lastly……f**k you!!! You could have stated your opinion without the childish name calling. You and a handful of others are always on here posting, and anyone who dares not agree with you are morons, trolls, trolls with multiple accounts (that’s for you, Cam), internal homophobia, etc. Ya’ll can be truly ridiculous at times. Searching for a LGBTQ boogeyman around every corner. So what are you going to do? Police everyone who goes to a church you deem anti-gay and cancel them?
My point is that there are plenty of politicians, activists, etc., that are actively trying to make take away LGBTQ rights. Go after them. Why waste time and energy on someone who…again…to my knowledge has not said or done anything directly against LGTBQ community. So what if he’s a cheater. There are plenty of LGBTQ who cheat. So what if he’s a douchebag. There are plenty of LGBTQ that are douchebags. Let’s not become the very thing we accuse others of being: intolerant.
Cam
@dinard38
Whenever there’s an article about somebody belonging to a hate cult, there’s always a few new screenames that show up and try the tired “Well, that isn’t as bad as if he…….” line.
No, Pratt isn’t in Congress passing legislation against us, but he is a member of, and gives money to a hate cult that preaches against us, and his brother makes wood carvings with the symbol of a right wing racist Neo Nazi group on them.
So spare me.
Unlikely
So if he went to KKK meetings, but didn’t espouse their beliefs, would that be okay?
dinard38
Yep. Because at that point he’s not directly hurting anyone. Going to a KKK meeting is one thing. Actively spewing hate or acting on that hate by committing some hateful act of violence is another. And I’m saying that as a gay black man.
My point is, to my knowledge, Chris Pratt has not said or did anything against LGBTQ, yet Queerty post something negative about Chris almost weekly. Until he does, leave him tf alone. Who cares that he goes to Hilsong Church. Hell, I know a lot of gay men who attends churches that are straight up anti-gay. I don’t get it, but hey!! That’s their choice.
It just gets annoying when the LGBTQ put so much attention on those who might not agree with our “lifestyle” as they put it, but are not actively doing anything against us.
BaltoSteve
@Dinard, you want actions. He is actively supporting their anti-LGBTQ+ agenda by financially supporting them. That’s an action. He is actively avoiding denouncing what the church has done and is currently doing that is detrimental to us. That’s an action. He continues to actively give his name and reputation to the church that raises their profile and helps promote their bigotry. Yet another action. So what action will it take for you? That he tricks a gay guy into coming over and feeding him to the farm animals he owns or will you continue to lick his boots?
cuteguy
If there was a cancel culture, why is Chris Bratt still getting all this work? The GQP is full of it
BoomerMyles
Chris Pratt is a twatt.
SDR94103
it’s time to end his career.
Essie
Is he the one married to a Kennedy? I mean, aren’t they Catholic and liberal? Also, he looks kind of skeevy and nasty. I have no idea if he can act because I don’t remember ever seeing him in anything. Unfortunately, I adore “Garfield” but I don’t need to see this version. I say, if people don’t like him, just don’t pay money to see him. If his movies flop enough times, everything will kind of take care of itself.
Ken A.
He’s married to Katherine Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver’s daughter daughter. Who is the niece of JFK, RFK, and Ted Kennedy. Arnold Schwarzenegger is her father.
twomen4u
Me thinkith, he protestith too much!!!!!
luvit00
I gotta admit I wouldn’t see any of his movies even if he wasn’t in them
Spidey137
Chris Pratt is the Chick-fil-A of actors. He’s problematic, but so delicious.
jrex100
If there were a prize for best comment, I’d give it to you.
Ryan99
We have enough real enemies, we don’t need to make more.
ShiningSex
Chris is ugly in every way. He’s a cheater, anti-LGBT, and douchebag. He fits right in with republicans and christians.
Topazme
You know all of this could have been avoided if he had just changed churches…..i mean what’s the big deal about churches anyway….also even though i have never seen him trashing any LGBT people or being homophobic, he comes out nicely that way but he has never thrown his support over LGBT community vehemently even after all this trash talking towards him and sometimes silence in louder than words..just saying
bsg1967
As an Australian Hillsong is a homophobic cult out for money only, it’s just scientology under a different name. Pratt has always been an opportunist he like to tell the story of the gay photographer who let him shower and took free photographs of him no nudes cause thats gay. His instergram plays man of the house to submissive wife and his “healthy” child as opposed to his son, No wonder Anna said bye
Cozmo2
My goodness people calm the F••k down. Leave this poor dude alone does it really matter what kind of church he go’s too.
Jack Meoff
Can we just cancel him already and be done with it.
Murk
Dinard38, if you go to kkk meetings you are showing them support and therefore encouraging their stance. Not to mention probably paying their dues. It’s the same with churches. One visit means one is curious, regular attendance means support. And I say that as a black man.
dinard38
Hey! Don’t get me wrong!! I’m in no way advocating for the KKK. Lol!
As a black man, I’m sure you know a lot of brothers and sisters that attend these good old baptist and COGIC churches that don’t support LGBTQ. Churches they were raised up in or have a connection to. They choose to get what they need spiritually and ignore the rest. Who’s to say that Chris Pratt isn’t doing the same. Should our gay brothers and sisters be canceled for attending these churches?
Bro, bottom line is that I feel that the LGBTQ needs to pick and choose their battles more carefully. You start going down a path where you try to cancel someone because you don’t approve of the church they go to, you start to become as intolerant as you accuse them of being. That can backfire down the road where the LGBTQ starts to lose support because they’re now seen as being intolerant to those who don’t share their views. That is my concern when we go after someone like Chris Pratt.
Cam
@dinard38
Nooo, it’s more than that, you have wasted MULTIPLE posts on here trying to defend Pratt, this isn’t about LGBTQ people “Wasting their time” this is about you, setting out to defend Pratt any way you can.
Ronbo
When will author Graham Gremore stop his ‘cancel culture’ mission? Graham the author of multiple false stories about politician Alex Morse that helped a conservative establishment anti-gay politician defeat a progressive gay man.
Cancel Graham. Self-hate is as bad as all hate. Time to apologize for the false stories, Graham.
How many people here remember that it was Democratic President Bill Clinton who pushed, passed and signed DADT, DOMA and cuts to welfare? Where is Graham’s outrage for Clinton’s ACTUAL anti-gay actions?
Cam
And right on schedule here is the account obsessed with this author to cry every single time somebody anti-LGBTQ gets called out.
Let’s see, belongs to a rabidly homophobic church, has a brother who makes wood carvings with the symbol for a neo nazi racist hate group, yeah, it tracks that you would be here defending him.
Ronbo
Does anyone else experience censorship when they point out the actual facts? Author Graham Gremore has NEVER apologized for his false reporting against Alex Morse that helped a conservative establishment anti-gay politician defeat a progressive gay man.
False information needs to be corrected by the person who has been caught pushing false stories.
Cam
Translation: The right wing troll account is desperately trying to deflect from the fact that Chris Pratt is a member of a homophobic church he has not distanced himself from and he is close with his brother who makes wood carvings featuring the trade mark of a Neo Nazi Racist group.
Creamsicle
Why does anyone care about this? Who is that invested in a Garfield movie?