Chris Pratt said on Friday that he felt ‘upset and depressed’ when waking up on Friday after he was backlash over a controversial Instagram posting on Thursday, November 4.
The 42-year-old Guardians of the Galaxy star had sparked outrage with an early birthday post to his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, in which he thanked her for giving him a ‘healthy’ daughter which seemed to deride his son Jack with ex Anna Faris, who suffers from health issues.
He began, “I went to sleep last night feeling really upset and depressed. I woke up feeling miserable and didn’t want work out,”
After facing backlash for his controversial Instagram post praising Katherine Schwarzenegger, Chris Pratt said he felt ‘depressed’.
Pratt wore his Americana-style attire as he addressed the camera. As a result, he described his despair and gave credit to Christian music and exercise for getting him through it.
He began, “I went to sleep last night feeling really upset and depressed. I woke up feeling miserable and didn’t want work out,”
‘… I knew that it would help me feel more energized if I played my Christian music and got outside, but that was just not what I wanted to do. I did it anyways and gosh was I right – it felt amazing.
Christ is the power! Pratt addressed camera wearing Americana-style clothing. He described his sad emotional state, and thanked Christian music and exercise for getting him out.
Looking down: “I was feeling depressed and upset last night and woke up feeling terrible and didn’t want to go to work,” he stated.
“I went out into the woods and got my blood pumping, then God came along to sit down beside me. I actually – I say this as I guy who, I don’t get emotional that often but I actually got emotional out in the woods…
“I felt as if there were another person in the fire next to me,” he stated, in reference to a line in a Christian song. “But that one moment really captured my attention.
“So, I want to give all the glory to God. He suggested that if you are feeling down, get some exercise.
Chris’s distress was caused by his 31-year old birthday tribute Katherine.
The catalyst: The cause of Chris’ distress stemmed from his birthday tribute to Katherine, 31, for which users picked apart his caption and slammed it ‘gross,’ ‘ableist’ and ‘sexist’
He seemed to be shading Jack (a nine-year-old boy) and Faris, a prematurely born child, while he thanked Katherine, who gave him Lyla Maria, a 13-month old girl, for his ‘gorgeous healthy baby’.
Jack was only three and a half months early, weighing in at just 3 and 12 ounces. Jack also spent a month on the NICU, suffering from cerebral hemorhage, which is severe brain bleeding.
Anna said that he had several hernias and eye operations, as well as a ‘little heart problem’. He still struggles with vision and his leg muscles.
In addition, the actor appeared to speak about Gift of Forgiveness host and podcast host as something he had a ‘possession’. He called her his greatest treasure next to a baseball cards which others called’sexist.
Comments: Another said that regardless of whether the ‘healthy daughter’ comment was ‘an immeasurable foot in mouth moment, or maybe he meant it how it came off,’ Anna has enough love for their son Jack ‘no matter what’
Twitter users left thousands of comments, one of which said “All of this cringes” and that Anna’s baby was born with medical issues.
“So, aside all the reasons Chris Pratt stinks,” stated another. Yeah he’s a huge piece of s**t,’ claimed another.
Another person tried to shift attention to Anna “who has enough love and support for beautiful Jack regardless of what,” adding that Pratt’s comments about Anna’s “healthy girl” might have been ‘an incalculable foot in mouth moment’ or that he was just referring to it the way it came out.
‘chris pratt shading his own f**king son with thanking his new wife giving him “a gorgeous healthy daughter” when his son has health issues is such a f**king low blow. I wish there was a Father of the Year award for him. anna faris and jack doesn’t deserve this s**t,’ said an angered TwitterUser
Chris was happy with his healthy baby girl: Chris seemed to be able to shield Jack, his prematurely-born son, as well as thank Katherine for Lyla Maria’s ‘gorgeous and healthy’ daughter.
Also, he received harsh comments about his Instagram post. Some said the caption contained’red flags’.
“Where is your second child? After the baseball card?” One person wrote, and others added, “How is your son?” And he was asked if Jack had’somehow forgotten’.
Some others felt that Jack’s emphasis on the ‘healthy kid’ was too much and made him seem ‘lesser’. They called Jack’s statements insensitive and cruel.
Other people asked him if Jack was deliberately not paying attention to his health issues. A fellow parent with special needs said that she was feeling triggered by Jack’s statements.
Health issues: Jack, nine, his only son with ex Anna Faris was born two months early weighing just three pounds, 12 ounces, and spent a month in the NICU and has cerebral hemorrhage (severe brain bleeding)
From 2009 to 2018, Faris was the wife of Parks and Recreation’s actor Jack. They welcomed Jack in 2012.
House Bunny’s actress, Jack Bunny, opened up in Unqualified about Jack’s continuing health issues.
“The pediatric neurosurgeon informed Chris that Jack was suffering from brain bleeding. He could also be developing disabilities,” she explained, recalling Jack’s traumatizing birth.
Chris first met Katharine, his now-wife at the church where they were married in summer 2018. He proposed to Katharine six months later. The couple got married June 2019, and Lyla was born August 2020.
E!Speaking to E! [kids]As many as you can muster. It will be done. We’ll do it. I will probably need to speak to Katherine.
Angered: One social media user tweeted ‘chris pratt shading his own f**king son with thanking his new wife giving him “a gorgeous healthy daughter” when his son has health issues is such a f**king low blow,’; Pratt pictured with Jack, nine, 2019