Mark Wahlberg’s hate crimes past resurfaces after SAG Awards appearance
Mark Wahlberg’s hate crimes past resurfaces after SAG Awards appearance https://t.co/N21SKRFwI5 pic.twitter.com/A6bLq0s9Mn
- Independent Lifestyle (@IndyLife) February 27, 2023
The SAG awards are being criticized for having Mark Wahlberg present an award to the asian-majority cast of Everything Everywhere All At Once
When he was a teen, Wahlberg attacked two Vietnamese men while uttering racist slurs. He was arrested and charged with a felony.
Many people on Twitter complained and pointed out the absurdity. “I gotta say, having Mark Wahlberg, who literally went to jail as a teen for committing a hate crime against a Vietnamese man, present an award to the cast of Everything Everywhere All At Once was certainly a choice,” wrote journalist Bonnie Stiernberg.
In 2014, Wahlberg unsuccessful sought a pardon. His career has never faced an repercussions for the attack.
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