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Pedro Pascal videos are going viral again — and it sure does feel like a smear campaign
Transphobes have just been introduced to the concept of platonic touch, and they are spiraling. Pedro Pascal is going viral on social media, but instead of it being for his sexy arms or admitting he's 'into submission,' this time it's because right-wing trolls are attempting a smear campaign. It all started when posts started cropping up on social media earlier this week that accused Pascal of 'groping' his costars during press tours and red carpet events. Overnight, the discourse on X went from Pascal being everyone's favorite daddy to him being criticized for using his social anxiety as an excuse to be too touchy-feely and overly familiar with his female co-stars. And, of course, when you trace the bizarre trend back to its origin, there is an anti-trans 'activist' at its heart. Anti-trans bully Posie Parker, otherwise known as Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull, captioned a clip of Pascal holding Fantasist Four co-star Vanessa Kirby's arm and placing a hand on her hip, 'He never gets the anxiety gropes around men, does he?!' This is likely a targeted attack because Pascal has a trans sister he is supportive of, is a vocal trans ally who regularly stands up to anti-trans celebrities like J.K. Rowling, and has been seen wearing a 'Protect the Dolls' T-shirt in public. Since her post on July 23, countless accounts on X have parroted this false narrative about Pascal using anxiety as an excuse to mistreat the women he works with. Parker has clearly never seen the way Pascal interacts with male co-stars. From snuggling with Oscar Isaac to his bromance with Paul Mescal, Pascal is just as affectionate with men as he is with women. His co-stars are just as lovey-dovey with Pascal, too. Kirby can be seen caressing his neck while on the Fantastic Four press tour; there are photos of Issac holding Pascal like he's a baby and another where he is kissing Pascal on the cheek. People on social media have also tried to claim that the women look like they are cringing away from Pascal when he touches them, but that doesn't jive with the actual video footage or what countless co-stars have said about him in interviews. Even Kirby has defended Pascal touching her on the red carpet, "He does have anxiety, and he's been open about it... but the way he holds your hand or anchors you? That's him being protective, not anxious." And despite what right-wing trolls on social media want you to believe, physical touch isn't sexual harassment when there is consent. There may still be a bizarre number of negative posts on X, but people have started defending Pascal and calling out the weirdos who don't seem to understand that you can touch a woman without it being sexual. "They're trying to make it illegal for women to have a gay best friend' "pedro pascal is physically affectionate with the women around him without sexualising it and most men just can't comprehend that because THEY sexualise every interaction they have with any woman" "Women are okay with you touching them with permission. This is not that difficult to understand if you aren't a terminally online radical" Transphobes can keep trying, but it seems like Pascal's reputation within the industry and his devoted fan base will keep this smear campaign from working. This article originally appeared on Pride: Pedro Pascal videos are going viral again — and it sure does feel like a smear campaign RELATED Pedro Pascal, JK Rowling & Martina Navratilova trade insults, the feud explained Watch Pedro Pascal's ADORABLE meltdown after spotting Paul Mescal's latest tattoo 20 times Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal had the cutest bromance ever
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21-07-2025
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Playing pregnant superhero in Fantastic Four was a great honour
Vanessa Kirby has described portraying a pregnant superhero in Marvel's upcoming film The Fantastic Four: First Steps as a 'great honour'. The 37-year-old actress, who is currently expecting her first child, stars as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman in the 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic reboot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Advertisement The film follows Marvel's First Family as they defend Earth from the cosmic threat of Galactus and his mysterious herald, the Silver Surfer. Pedro Pascal plays Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, alongside Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing. (l to r) Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn, the cast of The Fantastic Four: First Steps Photo: PA/Ian West. The film explores the team's origin story. Originally astronauts, the four are forever changed after an experimental space flight exposes them to cosmic rays, granting them extraordinary superhuman powers. At its core, the story is rooted in family, with Sue and Reed preparing to welcome their first child. Advertisement Kirby, who won a Bafta for portraying Princess Margaret in The Crown, said she found it 'revolutionary' to have a mother at the centre of the family who was also part of the superhero team. 'When I first started talking about Sue, I was already so passionate about her,' she told the PA news agency. 'It was so exciting to me, this idea of having a pregnant superhero, a working mother. Even in the shooting of it, it was surreal because I had this pregnancy bump, but I was so included in everything. 'It was very daunting. I really cared and it's been a great honour to play her. I know that I'm just one of many that's kind of got to know her over the years.' Advertisement She added that she loved the blend of the ordinary and the extraordinary in the film: 'This was such a combination of domesticity where Reed was smelling Sue's socks, or Sue was brushing her teeth and then we'd be in the intergalactic, epic cosmos. That, in a way, was the experience we had.' Pascal credited director Matt Shakman with helping him navigate the emotional journey of Reed Richards. 'As a father, the only way he (Reed) knows how to handle that is by trying to baby-proof the world rather than be present for the experience,' the 50-year-old American-Chilean actor said. 'Matt really guided me through that, especially since I'm not a father — I can only imagine what it's like. Advertisement Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby attending the UK launch of The Fantastic Four: The First Steps, at the BFI Imax in London Photo: Ian West/PA. 'My favourite thing about it (playing Reed) was that this person, so brilliant, so at ease solving the most complex scientific equations, still struggles to grasp the far more complicated equations of relationships, family and love.' Shakman, known for directing WandaVision, said The Fantastic Four is a deeply personal film for him. 'It's about parenthood and marriage, it's about all these things so many of us relate to,' he said. 'Because we all come from families and that's what the Fantastic Four is.' Shakman is encouraging even non-Marvel fans to see the film, noting that audiences do not need any prior knowledge of the franchise to enjoy it. Advertisement 'You don't need to have seen any other Marvel movies to come see this movie,' added Shakman. 'They're the only superheroes in this world. There are no Easter eggs to other Marvel movies.' A previous Fantastic Four film came out in 1994, followed by a reboot in 2005 starring Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis. They all returned in 2007 for Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer, in which they learned they were not the only superpowered beings in the universe. In 2015, Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B Jordan and Jamie Bell starred in another Fantastic Four movie and animated TV series based on the comics have aired throughout the years. Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps opens in UK cinemas on July 24th.
