Charlie Kirk shooting update: Why Chris Pratt is facing sudden backlash on social media

Chris Pratt, the Guardians of the Galaxy actor, is facing backlash on social media for a post about Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot on September 10.

Published on: Sep 12, 2025, 03:01:53 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Hollywood star Chris Pratt has found himself facing backlash online for a post about Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder, who was fatally shot while attending an event at the Utah Valley University in Orem, on September 10.

Chris Pratt is known for his role in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. (AP)

Pratt, known for his roles in films like Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic Park, put out a post on X saying “Praying for Charlie Kirk right now, for his wife and young children, for our country. We need God’s grace. God help us.” This seems to have irked several people online with many on X slamming the 46-year-old.

What people are saying about Chris Pratt

Several people are slamming Pratt for the post about Kirk. One person remarked, “chris pratt is tweeting his support for ch*rlie k*rk while mark ruffalo is tweeting links to support Palestine. Are we still going to question who the big fight on the avengers set was between?”. Another said, “No way Chris Pratt, Well, actually, I am not surprised.”

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Yet another fumed “Can Chris Pratt actually just stop getting more and more irritating genuinely.” One person even remarked on the backlash, saying “The left is trying to cancel Chris Pratt because he prayed for Charlie Kirk. Unreal. This isnt even close to beginning.”

Chris Pratt's Republican ties

Pratt recently shared he's a fan of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Health Secretary. “I've spent a number of occasions hanging with him, just in a strictly family dinner kind of vibe, and I really got along with him well. I think he's great. I think he's funny. I like him. I love him,” he had said.

Pratt's wife Katherine is the daughter of Hollywood actor and former California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and is a member of the Kennedy family. She is also the granddaughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sibling of Robert Kennedy.

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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