Backlash after Simu Liu deletes tweet calling out Mark Wahlberg after booking "Arthur the King"

[taikutsushiteru]

So I think it’s pretty obvious why I would delete a tweet like this. I’m trying to set the stage to have progressive conversations and take positive action instead of just hurling stones.

I understand the anger but I don’t appreciate the immediate hostility and harassment.
- Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) December 19, 2020
- Back in 2018, Simu Liu (Shang Chi

Comments

[ljtryout]

[trendsnational]

Lol this is scream queens right?

[whysogayprop8]

He's got the lead role in a Marvel film and everything that will come with that.

Mark has no pull to stop anyone's bag unless it's on his own movie.

In fact, Simu could ruin mark once his Marvel film releases. Marvel/Disney money and clout and a franchise lead?? His team should have thought ahead instead of them deleting that tweet.

Simu should have reached out to the victims of mark on how they feel.

[chaka_kahn]

The almighty dollar. I can’t even be that mad at him. We all gotta eat. And it’s a particularly tough year to hold onto your morals when god knows when your next paycheck is coming.

I will continue to be mad at Marky Mark, however.

[chaka_kahn]

Definitely. The best among us would be able to respond with “I hear you, but I need to get paid.” He’s clearly super embarrassed about getting called out.

Who am I to say anything, though. Most of us don’t have to publicly confront our own hypocrisy. I’d like to think if I had a platform, I’d be more savvy with it... but who fucking knows.

[sandstorm]

This. I just wish he hadn’t deleted the tweet and started defending him.

[fluffybb]

what is “progressive conversations”?

and your team make you delete the tweet because it’s bad for your career.

[invisiblemonkey]

It's hard times, I get it, but selling out just to make "the beautiful story of how a dog changed the lives of four adventure racers in the forests of Ecuador"??

Are you fucking serious.

[arnaudian]

i can already tell from these tweets that simu is too online and needs to step away from the internet for his own good

[ginainabottle]

lol I'm in love with how the words "too online" are telling me everything I need to know.

[matsjhummels]

He always seemed like the biggest clout chaser, his sm give me secondhand embarrassment.

I just looked him up on wiki and colour me shocked, another finance bro from Mississauga who went to Ivey and worked for the big 4 lol. No wonder he reminds me of all the guys I went to school with.

[iznanassi]

he even went to UTS!!!! like???? this is so cursed lmfao