UPDATE 2:35 PM PST: The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan couldn’t help but take a savage swing at Hammer for his heavily criticized comments, writing in a since-deleted tweet:
“Looks like you found a way to use others ways of mourning and their memories to draw some attention to yourself. You sound like a real asshat.”
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Wait, Armie Hammer is… *against* mourning Stan Lee on social media?
It’s not that he doesn’t stan Lee as much as the rest of us, it’s just the way people are doing it he doesn’t approve of.
Related: All The Celebrities Mourning Stan Lee
He wrote:
https://twitter.com/armiehammer/status/1062116521227411456
OK, it would be absolute narcissistic nonsense for someone to post a picture of themselves as a tribute to someone else’s passing.
But that’s not what’s going on here. People are posting photos WITH Stan the Man! They’re celebrating that special moment they got to meet the legend!
You’re really going to fault people for posting their personal photos with their hero??
Several folks on Twitter took issue with his criticism, to which he was all too ready to respond:
If Stan impacted your life (ie. All of our lives) with his work, post his work that touched you the most. Posting a selfie makes his death about you and how cool you felt taking a picture with him.
— Armie Hammer (@armiehammer) November 12, 2018
Me…. too…?
— Armie Hammer (@armiehammer) November 12, 2018
If your answer is “post a selfie” then I think we need a cultural revamp across the board.
— Armie Hammer (@armiehammer) November 12, 2018
Actually, yes. This was an example that stood out and made me think his post was actually about Stan.
— Armie Hammer (@armiehammer) November 12, 2018
And some fans were right on the money with their responses:
Aaaaaaaand just by telling people how to grieve, you've made this wonderful man's passing, all about you. I'm a fan of yours 100%, but this was just not right. Also some of those "celebrities" are your friends. And human beings. pic.twitter.com/FVzblhTWwK
— ❤️????Trisha????❤️ (@MrsAquaman187) November 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/CamilaCaBowYo/status/1062121248312844288
https://twitter.com/heavydusk/status/1062118784943775745
It's almost like photos that we have are somehow connected to fond memories, and by sharing them we're sharing those joyful experiences…. ????
— Fia (@madame_fifi) November 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/eunysookim/status/1062122167440195585
And the award for best burn on the thread goes to you my friend.
— Josh Wilson (@wwatalent_josh) November 13, 2018
Let people grieve in their own way.
If you have a strong opinion about the *right* way to grieve, save it to drafts. Put it in a book or something later. Maybe some readers will think it’s even profound.
But shouting at these people on Twitter, NOW, while they’re still mourning, is so thoughtless.
[Image via Drew Altizer/WENN/Robert Downey Jr/Instagram.]
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