James Gunn has been happy to defend Chris Pratt against internet hate in the past, and he has been doing so again. Having worked together on several occasions thanks to the Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy movies, Gunn and Pratt have a good working relationship and friendship that has grown over time. For that reason alone, Gunn has said it “infuriates” him that certain stories are made up and shared on the internet to try and discredit the actor.
Chris Pratt is one of the biggest stars of the year, with roles in the big summer blockbusters Jurassic World: Dominion and Thor: Love and Thunder, as well as the new thriller series The Terminal List and Disney+ Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. However, since Pratt was reportedly seen in 2017 in attendance at Hillsong Church, which has spoken out against LGBTQ+ views in the past, there have been constant attempts to portray the actor as homophobic and created a lot of speculation about his affiliation with anti-LGBTQ+ groups.
For James Gunn, it is simply something that is not true and is fabricated by people who seem to be out to cause trouble wherever they can. In a comment shared in Men’s Health, Gunn said:
“It absolutely infuriates me. Chris is unspeakably kind to people; he goes out of his way to help kids. He’s an especially loving father. And there’s a lot of stuff that people have literally just made up about him—about his politics, about who he is, about what he believes of other people, you know?”
James Gunn Previously Hit Back at Internet Backlash Against Chris Pratt
James Gunn has been one of Chris Pratt’s most ardent supporters against the string of online hate thrown his way. Back in April, Gunn responded to a number of Twitter posts after some fans called for the actor to be replaced in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. Replying to one post, Gunn fired back:
“For what? Because of your made-up, utterly false beliefs about him? For something that someone told you about him that’s not true? Chris Pratt would never be replaced as Star-Lord, if he ever was, we would all be going with him.”
In another comment, Gunn was accused of “being cool” with Pratt being affiliated with “a homophobic church” as long as he was making money for the director. Gunn once again didn’t hold back in his reply. He said:
“He isn’t. I know the church he currently goes to. Do you? (The answer is you don’t, but you heard from someone who heard from someone who heard from someone where he goes to church, so decided, “yeah, okay, I’ll believe this terrible thing I heard online about this celebrity!”)
While memes and comments on Pratt’s trailers and interviews continue to appear on the internet, the vast majority of people have put them to one side, as so far, the backlash doesn’t seem to have had any impact on his recent movie appearance in Jurassic World: Dominion. However, with Pratt appearing in several other projects this summer, there is no doubt these comments will continue to appear.
