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Daniel Craig mocked for carrying baby; Chris Evans leads defence
When journalist Piers Morgan decided to mock James Bond star Daniel Craig for not being masculine enough for his taste, he couldn’t have expected to be taken down by Captain America. Actor Chris Evans led several people on Twitter in giving it back to Morgan, who commented on a photo of Craig holding his newborn baby and wrote, “Oh 007.. not you as well?!!! #papoose #emasculatedBond.” The tweet opened a floodgate of responses, that ranged from rational responses to biting takedowns.
Evans, who currently plays Captain America on the silver screen, wrote in response to Morgan’s tweet, “You really have to be so uncertain of your own masculinity to concern yourself with how another man carries his child. Any man who wastes time quantifying masculinity is terrified on the inside.”
Morgan counts himself as a fan of US President Donald Trump, whom Evans often criticises on Twitter. Others to have responded to Morgan’s tweet include Parks & Recreation star Nick Offerman, who wrote sarcastically, “Sick burn from simpering tit,” and Dictionary.com: “Piers Morgan, we double checked the definition of emasculate. There’s nothing about being a load-sharing father to be found there.”
Morgan has often provoked popular left-leaning celebs on social media. He is often seen involved in a back-and-forth with writer and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling.