Full House star John Stamos is speaking out amid backlash over his bald cap move. The entertainer is not apologizing but instead is slamming those who turned his light-hearted moment into something negative.
As previously reported, the actor wore a bald cap in “solidarity” with his Full House co-star Dave Coulier, who was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of cancer. The pictures were shared on Instagram, accompanied by a heartfelt message to his good friend. It read, “Nothing like throwing on a bald cap and flexing some Photoshop skills to show some love and solidarity with my bro,” the You alum captioned the carousel on Monday. He added, “I know you’re going to get through this, and I’m proud to stand with you every step of the way. I love you.”
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While Stamos clearly had good intentions, many social media users were not pleased at all. One person commented, “God bless Dave 🙏🏻 but is this really appropriate?” Another added, “A bald cap is showing solidarity? You can just take your cap off and be ‘normal’ again. When people take this route they actually shave their head. I can’t help but feel that you’re using Dave’s diagnosis as a way to make yourself more likeable.” Yet another remarked, “Seriously just couldn’t shave your head bro?” Stamos was recently stopped by TMZ paparazzi and had this to say:
“He [Dave Coulier] wanted me to come shave his head. I knew before, so I brought the bald cap from the studio,” Stamos told the outlet, adding that he “flew across the country to be with my brother” as a gesture of support.
He continued, “Regardless, I’m so shocked. First I’ll say, I’m just embarrassed and they’re embarrassing. But when I started seeing this blowback, I’m just like, ‘What?’ I couldn’t figure it out. I still don’t know 100%. What they should be doing instead of making silly little videos or doing comments — they should call their doctor, make an appointment. I think that’s the whole point of this. It’s been Dave’s message.”
“I don’t look at stuff [online]. I swear most of the time I don’t, but this one really hurt me mainly because I didn’t understand it,” Stamos said. “But the point is that I’m embarrassed for people that they waste time on this when all I was doing was cheering up a friend, and I’m sorry — I started to say ‘I’m sorry,’ I’m not sorry.”
Aside from the unnecessary drama it sparked online, Stamos said his visit with Coulier was a positive one: “He cried, we laughed, we watched old movies, and we told stories, and I brought videos, and it just was a beautiful thing.”
Coulier, who’s battling Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, has also publicly defended Stamos wearing a bald cap to support him.
“I’m sorry to see a bunch of negative comments as I’ve just begun my cancer journey,” Coulier wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, November 19. “It’s our friendship (me and John) and this is how we are handling a very tough time. I’m a comedian and humor is what drives me. John knows how to cheer me up, and I laughed out loud when he arrived wearing a bald cap — being a true loving friend and brother.”
