It’s hard to come up with something that becomes a cultural mainstay, and Eminem did it unintentionally: His 2000 hit “Stan” is about an obsessive fan, and it was such a popular and descriptive depiction of that sort of person that the word “stan” is now commonly used to describe passionate devotees. The word “stan” … Read more
Evangeline Lilly’s Anti-Vaccine Rally Picture Explained You know Evangeline Lilly. You might even be seeing her this weekend in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. You might also know that Evangeline’s found herself in several COVID-19-related controversies since the beginning of the pandemic. Back in March of 2020 — y’know, right when things started getting real … Read more
Source: Getty Images When actress Evangeline Lilly isn’t diving into the quantum realm in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania or running around an island on Lost, she’s a parent to two kids. Previously, her comments about not social distancing with her children during the pandemic sparked controversy, even from other celeb parents like Sophie Turner. … Read more
Before becoming Avengers, Jeremy Renner and Evangeline Lilly both starred in 2008’s The Hurt Locker, which kickstarted Renner’s career and launched him onto the A-list. In short, the two actors go way back, so it should be no surprise that Lilly paid a personal visit to Renner’s house to check on him following his harrowing … Read more
“Most of us are just trying our best to build the…most peaceful and healthy today.” Back in January, Ant-Man and the Wasp actor Evangeline Lilly made headlines for attending an anti-vaccine rally in Washington, DC — which she claimed was to “support bodily sovereignty while Canadian truckers were rallying for their cross-country, peaceful convoy in … Read more
Getty Image The Black Panther wing of the MCU has Letitia Wright, who denied reports that she was spreading anti-vaccine views on set. Meanwhile, the Ant-Man section has its own COVID skeptic. Evangeline Lilly, who plays Hope van Dyne, aka Wasp, recently bragged that she attended an anti-vax mandate rally in D.C. Now the actress … Read more
In a five-minute Instagram video, Ant-Man actress Evangeline Lilly pleaded with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to meet with members of the so-called Freedom Convoy, a group protesting against vaccine mandates. Speaking in calm, measured tones, Lilly described the protesters as peaceful, contrasting with reports of far-right extremism and violence connected to the convoy. “If … Read more
Getty Image Not all heroes wear capes, and not all Marvel stars are skeptical of vaccines — but some are. Letitia Wright reportedly shared anti-vaxx views on the set of Black Panther 2 (she denied the claims), and on Thursday, Ant-Man star Evangeline Lilly revealed on Instagram that she attended the Defeat the Mandates protest … Read more
The Ant-Man actor confirmed this week that she attended the recent protest against COVID-19 vaccination protocols. Evangeline Lilly is facing backlash from fans and colleagues alike after attending last weekend’s anti-vaccination rally in Washington, DC. The actor, known best for roles in Marvel’s Ant-Man film series and Avengers: Endgame, subsequently wrote about the experience in … Read more
During March 2020 — the first weeks of the initial quarantine mandates — Evangeline actively refused to self-isolate. She made a post on Instagram (which surprisingly didn’t get deleted), stating that things were “#businessasusual” in open defiance of social distancing measures. According to Yahoo, she was living with her immunocompromised father during quarantine. She would … Read more
“I was in DC this weekend to support bodily sovereignty.” You may have heard that there was an anti-vaccination rally in Washington, DC this past weekend — which had Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invoke Nazi Germany in a speech that has been called both historically inaccurate and antisemitic, and had members of the white nationalist … Read more