Chris Pratt is facing backlash from social media users after he posted a tweet in which he sent “prayers” to Kevin Smith following a heart attack.
Pratt wrote that Smith’s “Clerks” inspired him when he was a senior in high school and included the line “praying for you.” Smith suffered a heart attack on February 25 following a comedy show in California.
The director said he almost died.Many Twitter users responded in fury to Pratt’s well-wishes, mocking the fact he was “praying” for Smith.
The backlash cited the politicians who sent prayers and thoughts to the survivors of the Parkland, Florida high school shooting while not actually attempting to enforce changes to gun control laws.
James Gunn, Pratt’s director on the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, quickly came to the actor’s defense.
In a lengthy Twitter thread, Gunn attempted to explain the differences between the connotation
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