Mark Wahlberg is being slammed for presenting a 2023 SAG Award to a predominantly Asian cast decades after brutally assaulting two Vietnamese American men.
Several critics took to social media to call out SAG-AFTRA, the labor union that puts on the awards show, for having the “Ted” actor hand out the trophy for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture to the stars of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Sunday.
“Mark Wahlberg was arrested for hate crimes. He’s racist. An Asian man lost his sight after Mark beat him and another Asian man to the brink of death. Having him present an award to ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ seems extremely sinister,” one person tweeted.
“How ironic that Mark Wahlberg, who attacked Asians when he was a young man in Boston, announced the big winner of the #SAGAwards2023 : the mainly Asian American ensemble cast of #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce Wahlberg did not seem happy,” a second wrote.
“Good for Mark Wahlberg, standing on a stage with all those Asian people without assaulting any of them,” another quipped.
“I’m a @sagaftra member, and I am deeply disappointed by the @SAGawards decision to have Mark Wahlberg present an award that they had to know had a high chance of going to a mostly Asian cast. Incredibly poor taste, given his past crimes,” a fourth viewer wrote.
“REALLY interesting that Will Smith wasn’t invited to present Best Actress while Mark Wahlberg is presenting the ensemble award to a film with a predominantly Asian cast when he punched and nearly blinded a Vietnamese man,” another netizen noted, referencing the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star being banned from awards shows after slapping…
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