Well this is beyond weird. News of Kevin Smith‘s massive heart attack spread far and wide across the entertainment industry and beyond overnight, after the 47-year-old fell ill after performing a stand-up show in California. The news even reached Chris Pratt who, as a fan of Smith’s work growing up, offered his prayers on Twitter for a speedy recovery.
And this is where things get weird and pear-shaped.
Pratt’s well-wishes looked a little something like this; fairly stock-standard sentiments of good luck and a prayer for a speedy recovery.
Kevin we don’t know each other too good but I have loved you since Clerks and I’m praying my ass off for you cause I believe in the healing power of prayer. Can you please pray with me people!? 🙏♥️ https://t.co/syB7BiQaoY
— Chris Pratt (@prattprattpratt) February 26, 2018
Praying for you. I will continue to. You inspired me with Clerks when I was a senior HS. I’m tagging my Lb/rb football coach who showed me the movie cause he believed in me and knew I’d be inspired. @hodge1916 🙏♥️🙏 https://t.co/syB7BiQaoY
— Chris Pratt (@prattprattpratt) February 26, 2018
Y’know, the kind of thing decent, non-brain poisoned people say when someone they know unexpectedly falls ill.
Only issue here is the internet is dark and full of shitlords, and a group of them took umbrage with Pratt for suggesting that a prayer would fix Smith’s ticker (even though, y’know, he didn’t).
That’s cool and everything but Doctors and nurses save lives not prayer.
— Retro Bigfoot (@RetroBigfoot) February 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/Garypercival8/status/968042422516187137
https://twitter.com/KarrenMilne/status/968067719890374656
https://twitter.com/PandorasBox95/status/968124546917306368
Ahhh yes. I too watched Dogma once and smoaked ten bongs and became the Religious Geanius afterwards. Snitchie bitchies.
Director James Gunn subsequently weighed in on the issue, going on a lengthy diatribe about how it’s actually fine for Pratt to suggest that he hopes Smith gets better and not, as it turns out, his solemn duty to either personally perform the open heart surgery or remain bolt silent.
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/968136815092801537
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/968136824878059520
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/968136829030420481
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/968136836886405121
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/968136845006524417
The fucken internet, man. I swear.
