Kirk Cameron has been blasted on Twitter as a ‘growing pain’ after the actor staged another maskless Christmas carol protest in California.
The 50-year-old actor hosted at least his second recent potential superspreader event on Tuesday outside a coronavirus testing center in Thousand Oaks, California.
About 100 mask-free Christmas carol singers gathered after the Growing Pains star posted on social media, “Let your voice be heard in this peaceful protest in honor of the Prince of Peace.”
Kirk Cameron criticized the show on Wednesday night, telling Tucker Carlson’s show, “ The lockdowns do a lot more damage than the virus itself. There is immunity in the community ‘
‘Growing Pain’: Kirk Cameron blasted on Twitter as a ‘Growing Pain’ after the actor staged another maskless Christmas carol protest in California
Twitter response: Twitter users slapped Cameron calling him a ‘growing pain’
Kirk Cameron turned out to be a ‘Growing Pain’. smh, ” a Twitter user posted in response to the protest.
The Los Angeles native is best known for his portrayal of Mike Seaver on the ABC sitcom Growing Pains from 1985 to 1992.
Another Twitter user noted that Cameron had switched from Growing Pains to “Breathing Pain.”
And Bette Nidler tweeted: ‘#KirkCameron organizes maskless Christmas carols in protest against COVID mandates. In SOUTH CALIFORNIA, where there is 0% capacity in the ICUs. God, if you’re really there, come and get your son. He puts a finger in your eye! ‘
The Evangelical Christian was also punished on Twitter for hosting the rally, as the number of coronavirus cases across the state soared.
But Cameron criticized Wednesday night, telling Tucker Carlson’s show, “ The lockdowns are doing a lot more damage than the virus itself. There is immunity in the community.
“We are not afraid of a virus with a survival rate of more than 99 percent.”
He said more than a thousand people had come to events.
Thumbs Up: ‘#KirkCameron What better way to celebrate the birth of Jesus than by sending people to him’, read a message referring to the Evangelical Christian, along with an animated image of a smiling nun holding a thumbs up
‘#KirkCameron What better way to celebrate the birth of Jesus than by sending people to him,’ read a message accompanied by an animated image of a laughing nun giving a thumbs up.
The carols protest was held outside in a parking lot of The Oaks shopping center.
The Oaks Mall posted a statement on social media on Tuesday saying the event was not authorized by the mall.
‘We do not condone this irresponsible – but constitutionally protected – peaceful protest event. We share your concern and have notified the sheriff. We have also contacted the event planner to request that they do not use The Oaks as a venue, ” the statement said.
Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Health Director, was asked on Wednesday about Cameron’s carols in which unmasked singers ignore the social distance in Ventura County, where COVID-19 cases have increased.
‘I can’t remember words at this point. It is very irresponsible and very dangerous and it is not necessary. We are in the middle of a pandemic, ”Ferrer said according to Deadline.
TV star: The 50-year-old actor is shown in a Growing Pains shirt in 1985
Parking: The carols protest was held outside in a parking lot of The Oaks shopping center
Not empowered: ‘We do not condone this irresponsible – but constitutionally protected – peaceful protest event. We share your concern and have notified the sheriff. We have also contacted the event planner to request that they do not use The Oaks as a venue, ” the statement said.
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Cameron teamed up with Sing It Louder USA earlier this month to hold Sunday demonstrations expressing his frustration that California governor Gavin Newsom has banned mass gatherings such as Christmas carols during the holiday season.
California imposed a new regional stay-at-home order based on ICU capacity and closed or limited capacity levels for a large number of companies in early December.
Cameron has been married to his Growing Pains co-star Chelsea Noble, 56, since 1991, and they have six children together.
Going Strong: Cameron has been married to his co-star Chelsea Noble in Growing Pains since 1991, shown together in November 1991, and they have six children together