News

Momoa Apologises for Rape Joke

Avatar photo

13 October 2017

By Alex Khalil

Game of Thrones star and Aquaman himself are apparently not exempt from being a b**phole sometimes it would seem.

In 2011, Jason Momoa made a ‘joke’ about staring in Game of Thrones, as leader of the Dothraki, a primitive people, but when asked about playing the role he said how he enjoyed:

“…rip someone’s tongue out of their throat and get away with it, and rape beautiful women”.

He promptly apologised for the comment a day later and has issued another statement on his Instagram concerning the ‘truly tasteless’ comment. After making the joke, many of the cast on the panel put their heads in their hands, while some audience members laughed.

People obviously called him out on Twitter for it:

https://twitter.com/La__Cuen/status/918481844643008513

https://twitter.com/Mrknowitalll_/status/918483759103643648

https://twitter.com/MegAhsens/status/918505936934899712

But, people were happy to call out the hypocrisy and what Momoa has done since to rectify his mistake.

https://twitter.com/LainiMoreno/status/918507087944192001

https://twitter.com/shakira427/status/918500739034513409

https://twitter.com/xwondergal/status/918623275537850368

Given the current events in Hollywood, there are many cases like this coming through the woodwork. But often it should be recognised that nobody is perfect. It’s about how these actors go about their lives after the fact.

 

Like this article? Please share!