Josh Hutcherson is opening up about why he stays away from social media, using the backlash he received for not being a fan of Taylor Swift as an example.
During a recent interview with GQthe actor recalls that he was almost canceled last year due to a comment he made about the international pop star during the press tour for I love Los Angelesin which he plays Dylan, opposite Maya Rachel Sinnott.
At the time, Hutcherson was playing camera roulette with him I love Los Angeles star Jordan Firstman shared during a video interview with Identity Magazine. when Hunger Games One star pulled up a photo of himself and his mother in the VIP section of Swift’s Eras Tour show in New Orleans and said, “My mother created me. … I’m not Swifty. No shade. All due respect, but definitely not.” Swifties were clearly not happy, and criticized the actor for accepting VIP tickets when he wasn’t a fan of the singer.
“I felt a little nervous because I took a picture with Jordan, and Jordan asked me something about my universe [Taylor Swiftfan]”And I thought, ‘Oh no, I’m definitely not Swifty.’ GQ. Suddenly the following message appeared: “Damn it! He’s a monster! Destroy it! It’s short! He hates it because he’s short!” [He’s 5ft, 5in.] It’s just like, whoa! I think it’s great. Her music is not my type of music. That’s why I don’t want to be online.”
So, when Hutcherson isn’t actively promoting one of his projects, he’s quite happy being offline and focusing on being present in real life.
“I don’t need that energy,” he said, adding that being a social media star “conflicts with my job, because if people know you more, you can’t disappear into characters. They see you as, ‘Oh, that’s Josh.’ You know what I mean? So, if you’re a fucking meme, people know you through the meme.”
However, he knows he can’t escape social media forever. Whether it’s the numerous memes he’s found himself at the center of throughout his career or being subjected to TikTok dances by his Gen Z co-stars in… I love Los Angeles.
“Being out in the world and online again in such a big way, doing a bunch of press and being on TikTok, all of those things made me feel very exposed,” Hutcherson admitted. “I’m starting to feel a lot of anxiety about this.”
It also reappeared again Five nights at freddy’s The actor’s insecurities, but thanks to therapy and a change in mentality, he learned to “deal with these genes and accept them.” He no longer views his fears as “negatives or aesthetic flaws, but rather part of your entire personality, your entire existence.”
“I feel like it’s made me able to deal with it in a healthier, more rational way, and not go off the deep end and feel like a piece of shit,” Hutcherson added.
