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Shazam’s Zachary Levi announces dad’s death after cancer battle amid backlash over vaccine comment-Lucy Norris-Entertainment – Metro
‘Hardcore agree.’
Zachary Levi revealed his dad died following a battle with cancer on his Instagram (Picture: Getty Images)
Zachary Levi has been criticised by fans after posting a message in support of the anti-vaccine movement on Twitter just days after announcing the death of his father.
The Shazam! actor raised eyebrows after agreeing with a statement that questioned one of the prominent vaccine providers during the course of the global pandemic.
Sharing his thoughts on Twitter, the star generated hoards of negative backlash after appearing to be an anti-vaxxer on the platform.
In response to the question: ‘Do you agree or not, that Pfizer is a real danger to the world?’, the 42-year-old penned: ‘Hardcore agree.’ followed by a straight-faced emoji.
The Pfizer vaccine has been proven to be safe and is used to prevent serious illness or death from the COVID-19 virus.
His two-word answer quickly roused fans who tweeted the actor explaining their distaste for his stance on the issue.
The actor updated and thanked fans for their support during his difficult time (Picture: Instagram)
Zachary riled fans online after he tweeted about a vaccine (Picture: WireImage)
One wrote: ‘Here I was, actually kind of excited for your movie. But nah. I’m not supporting you now. [sic]’
Another added: ‘Okay, one less movie ticket to spend money on. Stupid.’
‘Bro how u gonna kill ur movie before it even starts smh [sic],’ was a third fan’s reaction.
Zachary stars in the upcoming sequel to Shazam! – Shazam! Fury of the Gods – which is set to be released later on in March.
Despite the comments condemning his approach to the vaccine, the actor did receive some praise for his outspokenness.
‘Crazy how it takes courage to say what all normal people are thinking, but between
The star generated negative feedback after agreeing with an anti-vax statement (Picture: Twitter)
Zachary starred in an upcoming DC release that is set to come out in March (Picture: Getty Images)
@ZacharyLevi and @DjokerNole, I feel like role models still do exist!’ this user likened the famous face to tennis player Novak Djokovic.
In support of the actor’s comments, a fan typed: ‘Glad to see Hollywood waking up.’
The star’s words came days after he posted news of his father Darrell’s death following a battle with cancer.
Alongside a lengthy typed-out message, the DC actor wrote a heartfelt caption that read: ‘Hug those you love. Hug ‘em tight. Talk about everything you need to talk about.
‘Say all the things. And when the time comes, release them to journey back to where it all began. Back to paradise. A place we’ll all be so lucky to return to some day. [sic]’
Zachary thanked his fans for their ‘overwhelming kindness’ in the post that detailed the star’s tragic loss.
Metro.co.uk contacted Zachary’s reps for comment.
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