Chris Pratt is “Cancelled” Over Allegations That he Supports Trump

Tanisha Tekriwal

4 years ago

Last week, writer Amy Berg posed a simple choice to her followers on Twitter: out of four famous Chrises in Hollywood- Pratt, Pine, Hemsworth, and Evans- “one would have to go.” The post quickly went viral as people chose, overwhelmingly, to let Chris Pratt go.

One has to go. pic.twitter.com/HUWnbQOA43

— Amy Berg (@bergopolis) October 17, 2020

This landslide response came after speculation around Pratt’s political beliefs. Some pointed out that he declined an invitation to participate in an Avengers-themed fundraiser for Democratic VP nominee Kamala Harris. In addition, he also attends a church dubbed “famously anti-LGBTQ” by Ellen Page in 2019, which raised questions about whether he supported the LGBTQ community.

Pratt’s Marvel Cinematic Universe co-stars have been quick to defend him, and he received support from Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., and Zoe Saldana, among others. Downey Jr. went all out with an instagram post and a caption that defended Pratt as a “real Christian who lives by principle.”

What a world… The “sinless” are casting stones at my #brother, Chris Pratt… A real #Christian who lives by #principle, has never demonstrated anything but #positivity and #gratitude… AND he just married into a family that makes space for civil discourse and (just plain fact) INSISTS on service as the highest value. If you take issue with Chris,,, I’ve got a novel idea. Delete your social media accounts, sit with your OWN defects of #character, work on THEM, then celebrate your humanness… @prattprattpratt I #gotyerbackbackback ( @jimmy_rich )

Others pointed out that the way people have come to Pratt’s defense seemed hypocritical. One user noted that Brie Larson received a barrage of death threats and sexist trolling after she advocated for diversity in Hollywood. Other actors who have faced incredible harassment include Zendaya for playing a character who was originally white, Anthony Mackie for being named the new Captain America, and Tessa Thompson for being an actor of color who spoke out about diversity in the workplace.

Brie Larson dealt with horrific harassment. Threats of rape and death. Criticized for her body language. Picked apart. Do you know who spoke out about that? Don Cheadle. Do you know who didn’t? The dudes defending Chris Pratt because HE LOST AN ONLINE POLL. pic.twitter.com/HJ3Pl6JiWC

— A.E. (Addy) Bross Author & Academic Librarian (@AddyBrossWrites) October 21, 2020

The conversations about Pratt’s politics quickly intensified and some claimed, without hard evidence, that he was a Trump supporter. Pratt has not posted on social media since the accusations began and he has not directly addressed any of the allegations.