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Like many celebrities around the world, John Cena tweeted there to comment on the disturbing armed conflict that stems from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But the WWE legend’s somewhat awkward message came back to him like a boomerang…
Like many celebrities across the globe, John Cena commented on the current war between Russia and Ukraine. But his tweet, which amassed tens of thousands of likes, was not really unanimous…
If I might somehow summon the powers of a real life #Peacemaker I think this would be a great time to do so.
– John Cena (@JohnCena) February 24, 2022
If I might summon the powers of a true #Peacemaker, I think now would be the perfect time to do so.
John Cena criticized from all sides for his message in the middle of the war
The problem ? “Peacemaker” is the name of the HBO series in which John Cena turns. The tweet from the native of West Newbury in Massachusetts, embellished with a hashtag moreover, was therefore seen as an attempt to promote the very serious subject of war. And inevitably, the reactions were quick to be brittle:
Great time to hashtag your show for trending purposes ???? very insensitive don’t you think?
— Johnny (@Vivala_ketchup) February 24, 2022
Perfect time to put a hashtag of your series and put it on trend… Very out of place, don’t you think?
World’s gone mad & you think this is perfect time to promote your show? ????♂️
— ???????????????????????? (@ganeshutd) February 24, 2022
The world is going crazy and you think it’s the right time to promote your show? ????♂️
Why are you using a war to advertise a show? We are reaching new lows with this IP…
— residentgrigo will #ReleaseTheAyerCut (@residentgrigo) February 24, 2022
Why do you use a war to promote a series? We hit rock bottom…
Faced with the incessant stream of admonitions, John Cena did not respond immediately. However, a tweet published on Monday seems to serve as an answer:
Have the patience to understand that most all of us our simply trying to find our place and purpose in a very complex world.
– John Cena (@JohnCena) February 28, 2022
Have the patience to understand that most of us are simply trying to find our place and our purpose in a very complex world.
This is not the “Champ’s” first blunder: a year ago, the 16-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion flatly apologized to China following describing Taiwan as “a country “.
John Cena may have wanted to apply an old precept of the world of wrestling, the famous “controversy creates cash”, or perhaps he was simply clumsy. In any case, this tweet with promotional accents from the actor will not go down in history as his most inspired…
