Chris Evans found himself in hot water recently when a 2016 photo of him signing an artillery shell on a USO trip started doing the rounds again. Obviously, this is a bad look for anyone. Putting your autograph on something that will inevitably be used to kill people is not very becoming of one of the internet’s favorite boyfriends. Thankfully, Evans cleared things up.
The actor shared the photo on his Instagram Story on Thursday, writing that there was a “lot of misinformation” about the photo. In February, a claimthat the shell Evans signed was a bomb that was later used in attacks on Palestinian civilians. In fact, “This image was taken during a USO tour in 2016,” Evans wrote. “I went with a group of actors, athletes and musicians to show appreciation for our service members.
All righty, then. Here’s a free piece of advice to celebs: Don’t sign a bomb. Don’t sign a real bomb, don’t sign a fake bomb. In fact, just don’t sign anything that explodes . It’s weird that you get asked to do that in the first place. What’s the point? So that when they bring in new soldiers to learn how the bomb works they can say, “And here’s the fake bomb that Captain America signed.
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