John Mulaney Reveals Wife Olivia Munn & Kids Have Received 'Violent & Threatening' Messages Following Her Comments About Ms. Rachel
John Mulaney is reacting to all the hate wife Olivia Munn has been facing after she explained why she won’t let their kids watch certain kids shows.
In a recent interview, The 44-year-old Your Friends & Neighbors actress – who shares son Malcolm, 3, and daughter Méi, 8 months with the 42-year-old comedian – said that she can’t take watching programs geared towards kids, including the very popular Ms. Rachel.
“I know kids love [Ms. Rachel], but the thing is, if I can’t watch it, I’m not going to spend the rest of my life going crazy,” Olivia said. “These kid shows drive me crazy.”
Keep reading to find out more…Afterwards, many mistook Olivia‘s comments to mean that she didn’t care about the children in Gaza, which Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Accurso, has been strongly advocating for amid the ongoing war between Palestine and Israel.
Following the backlash, John took to his Instagram Story to defend his wife.
“An innocent comment my wife Olivia Munn made about what children’s programs we like has somehow — unbelievably — been conflated with not caring about the deaths of children in Gaza,” John wrote on Wednesday, June 11.
“Because of this, my wife and my two kids are now receiving violent and threatening comments and messages in her DMs,” he continued. “This is absolutely insane and needs to stop. The people doing this are so wildly out of line and so unhelpful to any conversation. You took a nothing comment to a dark and dangerous place. This kind of behavior isn’t activism.”
Earlier this week, Olivia clarified her comments, writing on her Instagram Story, “To Ms. Rachel and her fans, I hear and respect the passion behind your support. I never anticipated the media would single out one small thing I said and distort it like they have. My comments were never meant to diminish the joy, comfort, and impact she brings to so many families. Every parent understands the importance of finding meaningful programming that helps us connect with our kids. I don’t want something taken out of context to be a moment that steals even a minute of joy for anyone.”
Ms. Rachel then chimed in to the situation to defend Olivia and stressed that people look at the bigger picture about what’s going on in the world.
“WHO CARES?! I’d rather you cover me advocating for kids in Gaza who are literally starving, largest cohort of child amputees in modern history, thousands & thousands killed – no medical care, no education, no homes… do better!!!” Ms. Rachel wrote on Instagram while sharing articles about Olivia‘s comments.
“***Not against her at all and don’t care that she doesn’t want to watch the show – all my love to her and her family – disappointed in the outlets,” she added.
Find out why Ms. Rachel hasn’t been posting on YouTube as much in recent months.