Above is the most recent photo we have of Chris Pratt, 33, out with his wife, Anna Faris, and their month-old baby, Jack, on September 28. I know Chris from the occasional episode of Parks & Recreation (I don’t watch it regularly) where he’s impressed me with how funny and normal he seems. (I didn’t see Moneyball yet, yes I know I should!) He’s like the nice guy you want to sleep with. I get that same impression from this interview, and from another recent interview I found while trying to read up on him. Below is Chris on June 18, around the time he was buffing up for a role in Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, about the capture of Bin Laden by Navy Seals. He looks totally different just a few months ago, right?
Well that film has wrapped and now he’s going in the absolutely opposite direction for a supporting role in a Vince Vaughn comedy called Starbuck. Chris claims in all seriousness that he wants to get up to 300 pounds by November and has 25 more to go. The thing is, I get the impression that he doesn’t even need to put on that much weight and that he’s just doing it to prove his commitment to the role. Maybe he’s just joking around though and is rolling with it. Here’s what he said:
The Parks and Recreation actor, 33, has already gained 40 pounds since June in preparation for his role as a lawyer in the upcoming comedy Starbuck. The film centers around Vince Vaughn, 42, whose character learns he’s fathered 533 children through sperm donations.
“This is what 275 looks like,” Pratt tells Vulture while rubbing his belly. “All man right here.”
Pratt says he hopes to weigh 300 pounds by November. To do so, he’s been drinking “super gross but pretty tasty” weight gain shakes, in addition to eating at fast food restaurants. “I will hit a couple of burgers like it’s laced with crack cocaine,” he jokes. “Oooh, I love it.”One unfortunate side effect, Pratt admits, is that his energy is lower than ever. “If I just keep eating I can maintain a buzz, like a sugar food buzz. But if I’m in the background of a scene, I’m definitely sitting.”
Pratt is no stranger to modifying his body for a role: He toned up to play a baseball player in 2011’s Moneyball. “I just like to gain weight and lose weight,” he tells Vulture. “It’s a roller coaster. I just want to do this. I want to touch God.”
This reminds me of how Ryan Gosling gained a bunch of weight for Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones, but didn’t tell Jackson ahead of time that he was going to do it. He ended up getting replaced by Mark Wahlberg. So it sounds like Chris is just gaining weight because he thinks that his character should be a chub, not because he was necessarily ordered to do so. What’s the big difference between 275 and 300 anyway? He’s already a big guy. I still would hit it, no question, I’m just saying!
Oh and I found a couple of other nice quotes that Chris gave recently. In GQ in May, he admitted his wife Anna Faris was out of his league but said that he gets women because he’s just comfortable in his skin without being a dick, basically. He said “I married way out of my pay grade. I have no idea how that happened. She’s so goddamn funny and so good. She is a legit comedy powerhouse. But I’m not going to question it too much. I don’t know what it is, man. I guess chicks dig love handles or something.” As for getting women, his advice is “Just be comfortable with who you are. The truth is that any amount of trickery or wearing cool shirts with rad designs or using pick-up lines, or any of this bullshit like trying to neg girls, isn’t going to matter. It won’t pay off when she realizes that you’re full of shit. Girls like that quiet confidence… you want to be with a girl who likes you for you. Just be yourself.” I’m going to pay attention to this guy from now on. I also want to see how long it takes him to lose the weight!
Chris and Anna at the Oscars this year:
And in 2011:
Photo credit: WENN.com and FameFlynet
After he gave his wife’s cat away on Twitter, I’ll NEVER look at this asshole the same way again:
http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20534075,00.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/05/chris-pratt-gives-his-cat-for-adoption_n_996814.html
Love that he says: “If you are a parent you will understand. And if not, that probably explains why you have such a hard on for cats. Just sayin’.
Yes, Pratt…every single person who thought you’re an insensitive prick must be a pathetic, lonely crazy cat lady.
And there’s this one:
While his method might be unorthodox, Pratt conveyed a genuine affection for old Mrs. White. Then, as the rest of the world reacted to Amanda Knox’s appeal verdict, Pratt joined with a joke. “#amandaknox so happy for you and your family!!! Want a cat?”
I don’t even know that story Eve! I looked it up and I guess the cat was incontinent and he found it another home since Anna was pregnant. I don’t think he did it behind Anna’s back or anything.
http://huff.to/qoBCu3
Which makes me despise her, too.
I do not condone the people who tweeted him death threats, but his reaction shows a lot about his character.
There are safe ways to take care of a cat (in that situation) — his excuse is bullshit. They didn’t seem to be getting rid of the cat out of genuine concern, but because the cat became inconvenient.
WOW, Eve..I was just going to comment that I thought he was cute. Um, NOPE, not anymore.
What an ASSHOLE!
@ Kitten:
I guess their dogs are healthy…but see that they seem to have zero problems with handling multiple animals’s shit?
I got tears in my eyes when I read that (a fellow CB poster mentioned, I checked the info because I was hoping it wasn’t true) — no, not only because I love cats. I would have felt sorry for a dog (or any other animal for that matter) in the same situation.
That’s one of the many reasons why I love people’s comments here. Hadn’t it been for that poster, I would have never known that story (never cared for Pratt or Faris before, and I rarely check famous people’s Twitter accounts).
I’m a cat person too but really at least he was attempting-albeit in a douchey way-to find the cat a new home where it could be cared for…the super asshole move would have been just to dump the cat out into the street to fend for itself. Which people do with alarming regularity. So he gets a little more slack with me for that at least.
I could never give away a pet, but I’d much rather see someone find a new home for theirs than dump it at a shelter or out in the wild. If someone truly feels their situation is not best for the pet or their family, finding a good home for it is the best option they can do.
While I agree the rant was over the top, so was people sending death threats over this – that’s INSANE. I can’t blame him for being annoyed or upset by that, but yes, there are better ways to respond.
It’s a really awful way to treat a living thing.
I broke up with a guy because he had a cat for ELEVEN years, bought a condo (knowing that they didn’t allow cats mind you, he thought he could get away with it) and then was caught carrying cat litter into the apt. The landlord told him he had to “get rid” of the cat.
When he called me to tell me about it, I told him that he will simply have to move.
He then explained he would have to “figure something out” which ended up being giving Sean away to his mom, who locks him in the basement so he doesn’t scratch the furniture.
I was so disgusted, I just couldn’t look at him the same way afterwards. I would NEVER EVER buy a condo if they said I couldn’t have a cat. SO irresponsible. My cat and I are a package deal. My last BF didn’t like her (or animals really) so he got the boot too. Maybe I’ll die a crazy cat lady but I don’t GAF. Don’t own an animal if you don’t plan to care for it in its elderly age.
@Lucy2-Agree that the people sending death threats are CRAZY-but there are always some of *those* on the internet. I do think it was good that he found her a home but why couldn’t he have waited a little longer to have a kid? The kitty was so old and probably wouldn’t have been around much longer. He’s lucky he could find someone who would take on an incontinent cat and if he had simply brought her to a shelter, she likely would have been put down.
Maybe I’m projecting too much here…but I guess it’s because I would never give away a pet.
Eve, it is very dangerous for pregnant women to come in contact with cat poop because of the risk of toxoplasmosis. Dog poop does not pose the same threat. So, if that’s the reason they had to find a new home for an incontinent cat, I can understand that.
@ LittleMissSunshine (and others):
There are safe ways to handle cat feces — heard it from a vet (on Animal Planet), not some random cat lady. My cat’s vet was pregnant and still working, I don’t think she’d do that if that would mean a serious threat for her baby. They simply didn’t want to go through any trouble. Period.
Abandoning/getting rid of a defenseless animal is the ultimate betrayal.
Well said, theorginalkitten.
Glad that there are still people like you with integrity.
This man is clearly a douche.
Ugh, I don’t really know how I feel about this. On the one hand, I have worked in animal rescue for years and feel that when you make a commitment to an animal, it is for life, better or worse, and you do whatever you can for that pet. It’s not like buying a t-shirt… if it doesn’t fit you don’t just get to take it back or give it away. You work to give it the best life possible.
On the other hand, it sounds like neither of them were going to be able (or maybe just willing) to accommodate the special needs of a senior pet with a new baby. Which makes me think it was probably for the best to find the animal a home with someone who WOULD be able to care for it appropriately. I would rather see an animal in a home where it is given the proper care and attention it deserves than having someone just hold onto it and neglect it, emotionally or physically or whatever. See it every day and it’s just as horrible as people giving pets away at the drop of a hat.
Pretty torn about this. It’s really just a lose-lose situation.
Just to clarify: I’m not saying that there was nothing they could do to make keeping the cat safe for their baby (which seemed to be his main argument.) There’s plenty. I’m just saying, if they weren’t going to be able/willing to do those things, the cat deserves to be with someone who will.
@ Brown-I think if you have a pet, you own it for life, PERIOD. Lifelong commitment.
You make a really good point about having the animal in a safe & loving home being more important but ultimately I think what irritates myself, Eve and others the most is the way he handled it. Did you read his rant?
He could have wrote a post about how much he loved his cat and how difficult of a choice it was but he was just really callous and rude about it. In short, he seems like a total jackass.
@OKitt, I absolutely agree pets are for life. Being in rescue, there’s no other way to view it. For better or worse, you give them everything you’ve got. It’s just that it’s a very unfortunate reality that most people don’t see it that way.
Like I said, I’m torn about whether it would be better for them to keep the cat in poor health and not care for it properly or adequately, or give the elderly cat to a new home, which is traumatic in itself, even if the new home can care for it better. It’s a lose-lose for the animal in that situation.
I agree about his rant. He could have taken the opportunity to seriously talk about pet ownership and the many unexpected situations that come with it, in hopes of showing someone that the act of getting a pet should be taken seriously because they do get injured, sick, and old, and often times people are not able/willing to cope with those situations. Instead, he acted like a total douche and turned it into a joke. I don’t approve.
Ultimately, I just hope the cat is happy and getting the care it needs wherever it may be. 🙁
I love my cats but I can totally understand why they did that. Our cat has peed in my child’s doodle dome and I can’t get the smell out. I used natures miracle and I still can’t get it out!
And if it was using the bathroom all over I don’t think I could handle it. My babies crawling all over and put everything in their mouth. I would be horrified if I didn’t notice an accident and the baby got to it before me.
@Brown-Well, we’re lucky to have good people like you who assist in shelters. I volunteered at a local no-kill shelter in high school and it was SO hard. Broke my heart to see the way people treat animals and it also KILLEd me because I wanted to take every dog, cat, bunny, and bird home! It was torture 🙂
@OKitt, Thanks for the compliment. It is hard. I don’t volunteer with a shelter, though. I’m the adoption coordinator for a private rescue and rehabilitation organization. Though I have done my share of time in shelters, no-kill, low-kill, and high-kill to pull animals and try to establish a working relationship with the shelter directors in the hopes of saving more lives. Small, local, private-level rescues struggle as they receive no government money and rely solely on donations, but often adopt out exponentially more animals than public shelters. If anyone is looking to donate to a good cause, think small and local (but do your research, unfortunately there are a lot of bad apples out there.)
Anyone interested in animal advocacy/rescue should read some of Nathan Winograd’s books. Or, of course, adopt and don’t shop. That helps, too. 🙂
That’s amazing Brown! Sounds like a really rewarding job-I’m envious!
@OKitt…. I WISH that was my full-time job!! 🙂 It is a side-gig for me, volunteer basis only. It would be awesome to do it full-time, but alas, there is no money in animal rescue and one must pay for important things like food, gas, Netflix, and the entire box set of Ghost Hunters on DVD….
He seemed great until I got to the cat part. I, too, work with animal rescue and have two darling cats because their a$$hole first owners couldn’t be bothered. I suppose finding the cat a good home (as opposed to dumping it at a shelter and being naive enough to think it’s going to find a good home — chances are, it’s not — it’s going to be PTS) is better than some outcomes. Still it drives home the fact that animals are disposable and don’t have feelings. I know my oldest cat would be so depressed if she had to go to a new home. Not that I’d EVER get rid of her. I’d give her a damn kidney if she needed it!
“the idea that animals are disposable”
^this, exactly. It’s always sad to see a celebrity perpetuate this idea since they are in a perfect position to advocate responsible pet ownership and whatnot.
Regardless, it all comes down to the animal. The people are just background noise. The ultimate goal always has to be for the animal to be in the best situation possible, emotially, physically, etc. If the cat is better off now, then they probably did the right thing, even though Twitter and a blog is definitely the wrong way to go about it.
Man, kind of a depressing day on Celebitchy, no? A heated politics thread, animals being given away, AND Robsten is reunited?? I think we should just start the day over.
No shit, Brown! Add to that that being over 40 is a death knell. Completely deflating day here-where are the rainbows and unicorns when you need them???
@Tiff, I know right? Geez. Between the politics thread, this thread, the Rhianna domestic violence thread, the over 40 thread, etc etc it’s been nothing but downers today. Hopefully tomorrow will be back to cracktastrophes and Kuntrashians
He’s an ass, no he’s a jackass. I loved my kitten named Scar who my friend rescued from the streets of Newark NJ after his mom was ran over by a car. I didn’t get rid of him because I had a new baby but after my son turned one; I moved to a place where I couldn’t keep him. But I gave him a good home with a friend who loved cats just as much as I do and already had two. So I can understand when people have to give up their pets but I think it was just in the manner that he did it.
Scar is a cool name for a cat 🙂
I don’t know…maybe I’m too judgemental about stuff like this. Based on your story, it seems like you had the ideal outcome for a bad situation-having a friend that loves cats and would willingly take yours. Plus you still get to visit her!
As Turd F said above I just think too many people treat animals as replacable or disposable. It breaks my heart..
@TheOriginalKitten, I stole tha name from the bad lion in The Lion King. I also had a cat named Sushi. LOL.
Dude….it’s just a cat.
To some folks, yeah. To people who don’t want/have/need pets in their life (and that’s fine – heck, my brother and his family are all anti-pet. They like animals, work out any animal wanting tendencies by volunteering at a local shelter once in a while and now that the kids are getting old and bigger – they have started walking the neighbor’s dogs. “All the fun of having a pet, and the ability to hand it back when the allergy meds wear off” is how they look at it.) that is completely true – and therefore they shouldn’t GET a pet.
Because once you DO decide to get one – it’s family. You are responsible for it’s health and well-being. I know this might sound extreme, but if you don’t like/want kids – don’t have them, and don’t go down to the orphanage to test drive a few for a couple months/years. If they just hadn’t gotten a cat, not having one is cool. Getting a cat/dog/whatever is something you sign up for the long haul. So… yeah. People will get upset about it.
In full honesty, I know I’m overly attached to my pets (especially my oldest Pandora, AKA Miss Priss) and have dumped boyfriends (and even FRIENDS) because we didn’t ALL work together. Thankfully, my husband is the same way. I knew I was going to marry him when I saw how his own pets reacted to him – you can get a pretty good character assessment out of how an animal responds to someone. Pandora (and the 3 others) is my furbaby. Just the way it is. Got her at the worst time in my life (raped in college, found at at 5 months I was pregnant, and interviewed couples until I found my daughter’s parents. Not a good time in my head or my heart) and the love and comfort – and even responsibility I got from having her (HAD to get up and out of bed, the box needed cleaned, she needed fed, etc) literally saved me. She (and all my other pets) gets a full ride. Just the way it works.
He was smart to get rid of the cat:
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/gen_info/pregnant.html
Toxoplasmosis isn’t a joke and it IS found in cat feces and it can affect an infants development.
@laura exactly my point.
So everyone here would choose a dog/cat over their kids health? If so, that is stupidity.
I LOVE my dog, she is family to me. If she did start having issues I would care for me until the end but I could see why a family would maybe find an alternative family.
eve, i’m willing to bet that you get hung up on a lot of crap that you dont really need to worry about. SMDH
Not really. But thank you for being so quick to make such a stupid, one-sided assumption about me.
Right, and how is caring about Animal Welfare a subject that is not something that really matters???
Is it more important to only have opinions about body shapes and baby daddies and other celebrity topics?
Sheesh.
I love animals and just spent thousands of dollars on my sick dog, so I understand not wanting to give away an animal because it becomes inconvenient. However, my sister recently became a new mother and it was extremely difficult for her to deal with her dogs and baby. Baby trumps animals every time, as far as I’m concerned. As long as you’re giving them to a good home, I don’t see what the problem is. It’s a personal decision. He didn’t take the cat out back and shoot it.
I COMPLETELY agree. I can’t believe the amount of people that seem to think keeping an animal in their home when it’s not the best situation is more important than the health and safety of an infant. Especially when the cat is being moved to another healthy, safe loving situation.
i love this couple.
so effing cute and funny, both of em.
Starbuck, really? Hollywood is so lame. Starbuck is a hit (French) Canadian movie of the same name and exact same storyline from a few years ago. It was hilarious and touching all at once. Why does Hollywood always have to recycle? The lack of originality is so boring.
To be fair, he is pretty tall, no? So 300lbs will probably be pretty evenly distributed. He will probably just end up looking like a linebacker instead of a fat dude. No problem with that, it just seems kind of…. pointless?
Still?
I met them a few years back cause Anna grew up in my home town (Edmonds, WA) and they are both super laid back. Chris wasn’t very well known then but gracefully encouraged her popularity and looked to be proud of her. She’s soo tiny! He is also huge in person! I was joking that if he ever broke her heart I would f**king kill him and everyone went dead silent. He laughed, she said I should be in Hollywood but it was pretty funny considering he is a giant and I’m only 5’7 threatening him (jokingly of course). Love them, their baby is probably adorable and wish them the best.
That is really unhealthy and disturbing…what is this for really? To be taken more seriously as an actor because it probably won’t happen anyway.
He is listed at 6.2, so he isn’t THAT tall. I personally would not do this for a role because I know how hard it is to lose and how shitty you feel when overweight. He is putting on 70 pounds for a role-yikes. Too many health concerns to me, but I’m not getting paid to do it.
OTOH, I’m sure his wife is still hitting it, so no worries for him.
6’2″ is only ‘tall’ and should not be much more than 200 pounds. I can’t imagine sleeping with a 300 pound man, to me that’s like Biggest Loser material unless you are a 7′ tall athlete.
I think they are well matched though. He has a nice face despite the body and to me Faris is only pretty in a kind of trashy way with her platinum hair and fake breasts.
I would have hit it before I read about how he callously gave away his cat for “sh*tting all over the place”.
I DO take comfort in the fact that he’s now going to have a BABY that’s going to “shit all over the house” and he’s going to have to get up REALCLOSE, face-to-face with that baby’s shit.
*snickers*
I don’t even want to get into that because I find it so detestable. I have rescued so many animals and worked with a rescue.
When Cirque came courting, I told hubby the only way I was going was if my horses were boarded on my best friend’s ranch with her horses. No way would they ever be sold.
Frankly, I’d put down my animal humanely rather than selling or giving them away to an uncertain fate, which could lead to abuse, neglect or being on the meat truck again.
Animals are NOT disposable. Lifelong…period.
EXACTLY. Last comment because I’m getting mad.
If you give your animal away without thought/care or casually use the words “I’ll find SOMEONE ELSE to take care of it”, you definitely DON’T love animals (sorry you may like them but you don’t love them) and you don’t deserve to own a pet, period. Pets are NOT a f*cking old mattress that you give away to a friend and yes, likely the pet that you give away will end up mistreated, abandoned, back in the shelter, or put down.
“It’s just a cat”–THIS type of person has no business owning a pet, period. AMAZING how some people are so callous and irresponsible with a LIFE, a living thing. SMH….
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If you think about it, if that cat is pooping everywhere and you have a baby that is crawling on the floor, well the baby would be crawling on poop and pee and that to me is a health hazzard.
If you HAD to make a choice would you keep the cat and risk your kid getting sick from fecal matter and piss or find the cat a loving home with a family that can take the time to take care of a sick cat?
Gee I guess I should risk my kids health…that makes sense.
Riiiiight, because TONS of people want to adopt an aging, incontinent cat. My god you live in a dream world huh? Guess that’s how so many people like you justify abandoning their pets and I guess that’s why the shelters are overcrowded. The cat that you “so kindly” would give up will end up put down or back in the shelter or both.
Wait, you’re the “it’s just a cat” person right?
Yeah, that tells me all I need to know about you.
Going to stop now because nothing else I have to say to you would make it past mod anyway.
@TheOriginalKitten
Yeah you don’t know anything about me so it would be super easy to just judge me and assume I would do that to an animal.
I have grown up with dogs, cats and birds my whole life. We have took care of them until they passed away naturally. We have never even euthanized an animal. I respect all animals but one has to draw the line somewhere right?
Like I said if I have to make a choice between my childrens health and an animal, I will chose my child. Sorry if that offends you, but that’s my choice and for me that is a smart choice.
As I said before, in my opinion, people like you don’t deserve to own pets.
And anyone saying “it’s just cat” well your kid is “just a kid” to me. Meaning, what you see as nothing means a WHOLE lot more to a lot of people so why do you feel the need to try to denegrate that? What about people caring deeply for animals makes you so insecure that you have to reply to EVERY post on this board?
Also, if you don’t like what I have to say or feel offended that I “judged” you then you can simply not reply to my post. In fact, I’d rather you didn’t.
If you can’t realize that a child (a human being) trumps an animal you got issues.
Oh and you are replying to everything on here too, so thanks for calling me out on that great observation Sherlock.
You get that I originally posted #9 and you replied to that right, SHERLOCK?
And you replied to all my replies that weren’t even to you…I think maybe you shouldn’t be talking about others “having issues”.
Secondly, I just went through HELL watching my mother have an emotional breakdown because her cat passed away. She went into a deep depression and stopped eating. I guess I should have told my mom as she was sobbing in the fetal position that “it’s just a cat” right? I’m sure that’s what you would have told your mom because you seem like a real sweetheart.
Do you know how many times I’m on these boards and people are getting irate/upset about things that really don’t resonate/matter to me and I’m thinking “Wow, they’re getting upset about THAT?” but do I take the time to reply to every post, mocking them for being upset? No.
Then again, belittling others for what they believe in has never made me feel better about myself. Guess that’s the difference between me and you.
I get that you don’t have a deep connection with animals, believe me, I do. But why on earth do you feel a need to minimize the concern that others have for them? What’s the payoff for you? Does it make you feel better/superior in some way?
Anyway, it doesn’t really matter at the end of the day because I’ll sleep well at night knowing I’m not an a–hole.
Keep being awesome.
In case you haven’t noticed this is a public blog so everyone is allowed to post because I am pretty sure that’s how this blog works.
I’m sorry your all mad but honestly you need to chill out because if you haven’t noticed…this is just a blog.
I’m also sorry you can’t handle someone else pointing out that when you have children they come first, because lets say they kept that cat and that cat got their kid sick, I bet you would be the first to point out that they are bad parents.
Hope I didn’t hurt your brain.
I just read those links. I have to say if I had a 19 year old cat that was incontinent, knowing how many young homeless kitties are out there, I would choose to put my family pet down if it was a matter of life and death to my child.
They aren’t even with child yet, so it seems like they don’t want to deal with her because of their pugs? Right? Which to me just means they don’t want the cat around because she is too much work. That is disgusting.
Like I said, I would have not tweeted that out and rehomed my cat with anyone. I can’t understand people who give up family pets and I have adopted about 7 cats, five dogs and 4 horses. In addition to my other dogs, I have never in my life given my pet, my family member away. I fly home and visit my two horses all the time and have them with me when we are in CA.
Why tweet it, why not keep it quiet and handle it like a responsible pet owner. I have humanely and emergently euthanized quite a few of my pets due to chronic respiratory disease (I listened to my beloved dog drown in her own chest fluid for years before I could not live another day listening to her suffer and it still brings tears to my eyes and I watched my horse fall down in agony with a ruptured bowel amongst other tragedies).
They should have done so even though incontinence is a ridiculous reason to euthanize an animal. I would have rather had my cat gently go to sleep in my arms with a vet in my home than send my 19 year old cat to a stranger in a strange house. Cats HATE moving and will often pine and run away.
It seems cruel to do this to your pet. I don’t love this story or dude very much.
I really wish we had a block/hide feature around here. That would be AWESOME. 😉
@Otiff-Exactly. +1,000,000 to everything you said. So much of my problem with it is the way he handled it, his response was just really callous and rude.
Again, some people need to learn the art of communication-it’s not so much WHAT you say, it’s how you say it.
Just reminds me that you can’t teach compassion-you either have it or you don’t.
Jomama, for crying out loud, show a little bit of respect for others here and your points will be taken a lot more seriously.
You’re right, this is a blog and anyone is free to post their opinions. But considering some of your replies here, you’re not even trying to argue — you’re insulting for the sake of insulting, because you seem to be mad at the people who took offense at the “it’s just a cat” remark.
Again, like you said, Celebitchy is a public forum. You, however, are acting like you’re playing in a sandbox (with or without cat crap in it).
And you’re just an asshole.
I totally agree OKitten and OTiffany – a pet should be a lifelong commitment. Not something you take on only until it’s no longer convenient, as appears was the case with this insensitive lout. I appreciate he didn’t just dump it off in some back alley, but it’s still pretty clear he didn’t feel any real sense of obligation to the animal, let alone care about it much. So it’s probably best he just not be a pet owner. Oh wait, he still has a dog? Good luck Fido, think you’re going to need it with this guy.
As for people who say “it’s just a cat”… wise up and realize you are no more entitled to a secure, comfortable existence than any other living creature on this planet. And if you consider your pet expendable because children have come into the picture, then you probably shouldn’t have had that pet in the first place. Some people just aren’t cut out to be pet owners.
+1,000,000
Totally agree with Kitten, Tiffany and Skuddles.
My kids > our cats. That being said, our cats will be old when our children are passed the baby stage. And it sounds like the pugs are terrorizing the poor cat. But I think he could have handled it better. I mean offering it up to 50,000 people? How could he be sure that the kitty would have a good home? This whole situation makes me sad because she will spend the last days adjusting to a new home. I hope it was a fast adjustment and she’s happy now.
So glad to know I’m in such great company – Tiffany, Kitten, Eve, Isa, and all the other good folks on CB who truly love and respect animals…
His weight has gone up and down a lot over the past few years. He should be grateful he’s a man and not a woman, because he’d be getting ripped apart otherwise.
I LOVE Parks & Rec. It is such a funny, sweet show, and I like him on it a lot.
Love Anna! I think she’s really funny but the movie choices are sometimes bad
So, apparently I’m going to get comment-lynched if I admit that I gave away my cat — we moved into a small home, our dog terrorized the cat, we knew she wouldn’t have the level of comfort or love or attention in her old age that she deserved, so: we found a new home for her. And I’d do it 1000X over, especially if I was trying to make room for a baby as well.
Hey, if you can’t care for the pet, find someone who can.
They’re fine by me.
Geez.
I agree with you!
I agree with you too. I LOVE animals we have several and I have never gotten rid of my animals but if it came down to safety of my kids or another animal, well I find that animal a new home.
Anna adopted that cat after that cat was too old for show biz and gave that cat a good home for a while, and then decided to find the cat a new home, I don’t see the big deal.
What I do see is crazy people getting all nuts over nothing.
It’s a cat not a damn kid lol
I agree as well. If I had a pet that I wasn’t capable of giving my all to, I would find a new home for it. I’m not really a pet person anyways so, there’s that.
Well my friend you have common sense unlike some others.
Finally, these people are acting like he killed it or something. The cat has a loving home, but some of these comments are sooo sanctimonious.
Oh god don’t say that, because then that means you are an evil cat killer 😐
lol
@ Gracie:
How do you know the cat went to a loving home/family? He gave the cat away on Twitter!!! For anyone who wanted to take it.
Give me a break, that’s insensitive and irresponsible.
And Jomama, please. There’s no need for mockery. At this point, you’re just f*cking trolling.
It’s right there in my comment. You’re mocking the people who disagreed with you. You keep posting these wisecrack replies to others, not so subtly making fun of those who previously disagreed with you and claimed it was not “just a cat”. It’s just a cat for you. For many others, it’s a lifetime companion. I think a pet (any pet) is a lifetime commitment. A cat is not “just a cat” for some here just like your dog (almost certainly) is not “just a dog” for you.
You wrote yourself you’ll be taking care of your dog till the end, right? Why isn’t ok for those who plan to do the same with their cats?
I did not say Pratt was a cat killer (I don’t think anyone here did), I said what he did was insensitive and irresponsible, thus making him an asshole TO ME.
It’s not like some others have posted here, people who actually tried to find the best home they could for the pets they couldn’t keep. He clearly wanted to get rid of the cat, not finding the cat a nice, reliable home. Who the f*ck gives a pet away on Twitter, for anyone who wants to take it?
Also, I don’t think they’re broke and live in a studio apartment — so it’s unlikely they’d have their kid “rolling in cat crap”. What makes you think those who plan to keep their cats will allow their kids to roll on cat (or any other animal) crap anyway? What kind of argument is that? Seriously. Way to debunk your own points — which you may have had in the beginning. But with this kind of statement, you do sound like you’re just trolling.
NOT A SINGLE person here said they should allow the cat to be anywhere their kid. What people tried to point out is that they could have handled the situation with a lot more responsability and sensitiveness.
If you guys are willing to dump your significant others, not move into a house and keep an animal that harms your kid…that’s well interesting.
Again, you’re twisting my points and putting words in my mouth. Nowhere I said I would dump my significant others — how could I if I already have made the decision to NOT have kids (and no, it has nothing to do with willing to keep my cats till the end of their lives).
I didn’t say they should not move into a house (don’t get why you mentioned that, by the way) nor did I say they should choose the cat over their kid. I also DID NOT say the cat’s health problems couldn’t be potentially dangerous. They can, of course.
What I stated is that there are safe ways to handle a cat in that situation — in their particular case, it seems they wanted to avoid all to take any care and simply decided to get rid of it. And did it in a way I found horrible and insensitive. But like Brown said, it could have been worse, they could have abandoned the cat to fend for itself.
Yes, I disagree with you in many points. But you’re wrong. I do not hate when someone disagrees with me. I hate it when I see that instead of trying to make a point for themselves, they decide to ridicule mine. The only remark that actually bothered me was the “it’s just a cat”. No, for many it isn’t.
I’ll try to not read too much into your “Good luck with your cats”, but given your tone towards the ones who disagreed with you, I’m sure it’s filled with sarcasm. Shame, I want to believe I haven’t been disrespectful to you (or anyone) here.
Gracie, how do we know that? What if the cat crapped all over new owner’s home and they decided two weeks later they didn’t want to deal with it? Then what happens? It is an old cat. Guess what happens to older animals, really all animals that owners don’t want.
They get turned into the shelter. Yep, people walk in every day and hand over their 13 year old beagle they have had since he was a pup because they were moving to a new state. That is some betrayal right there, someone who should never own a pet.
Many times we would adopt out a horse with express instructions to return the animal if they had any problem and not to breed the mares. So many people just re-sell and/or breed anyway.
The cat could have had a cozy room for it set aside, she probably just lies around all day anyway. I just don’t think you can trust strangers you tweeted to. It seems like a real asshole move to me.
My cousin and his wife had a cat and two dogs. They rescued all three animals and had them for years. They also tried for many years to have a child and finally ended up having a daughter with the help of IVF. When she was one, one of the dogs bit her on the face when her mom had her head turned for a second (it involved a snack the little girl was eating and was honestly one of those split second kind of things). Next thing you know, my cousin’s wife wants to get rid of both dogs. I could not understand it at all. Why were they punishing both dogs? Weren’t those dogs their furbabies long before their child came? They did end up giving the dogs away to a neighbor and another family member and they pay all the vet bills for the dogs (one of them is unfortunately dying right now). Like I said, I could never understand why she did that. And then, I had a child and it made sense. I am not trying to be bitchy and condescending, but sometimes in life your priorities and perceptions change.
Ah, yes…I forgot you’re just really kewl.
You don’t care about what people say yet you insist in posting in a public forum, reading their comments and replying to them. Whatever, you’re not even making any sense anymore.
@jomama, I don’t think the issue here is what you’re saying, more how you’re saying it (pretty disrespectful and aggressive.) Which is ironic considering that’s pretty much the point that a lot of us are making about what Chris did (rehoming his cat may have been best if the cat could not be cared for or there was danger to the child, but the way he did it was not.)
Now I know to never comment on cats here again. I read this blog all the time too, and no I’m not a troll. I’ve commented here and there in the past. I didn’t call anyone any names here either.
Peace out.
Dude, I would hit it NOW, not before. I like me a big man…
All those dogs and one little bag?
It’s one bag because if you look closely there is a little container attached to the dog leash that has more bags. I have one at home for my dogs 🙂
WOW I was wondering how he got 35 comments, 30 are about a cat LOL
LMAO yes let that sink in, that people here are mad about…wait for it…..a cat.
hahah @ jomama – I read your comments above and I agree.
A pet is awesome. I have a dog and no kids. My dog is like my kid (for now). Then someone with a pet has a human baby of their own and the pet is no longer the baby, it is just a pet. It is demoted bc you will do anything for your child’s safety. If you cannot respectfully care for an animal and make the tough decision to get rid of it, all I can say is, hopefully you can find it a loving home somewhere else. Not every animal given up has to go to some shelter,etc. Kid trumps animal if you have to choose. That’s all.
@jomama
You’re not the only one with common sense! I totally agree with you. I love my babies (dogs), but if they ever threaten the health/safety/well-being of my future (human) babies, I will find another loving home for them. Period.
If the role legitimately calls for a very large guy – what, they can’t hire someone who is already overweight?
OK aside from the cat topic…lol…I dont have much to compare his acting capabilities to, but in Bride Wars I thought his performance was lacking. When he got in an argument with his fiance’ – Anne Hathaway’s character – his facial expressions were wayyy off. Anyway, cute couple.
i just read the first few comments and you people are so effing weird. some people have to give away their pets when they start a family. he didnt drop the damn cat off at a shelter. get over it, its not your cat, its not your life. quit thinking the guy is a douche. you probably have done equally or more horrible things in your life. SHEESH
Frankly, you have to wonder. I am looking to adopt an adult dog at the moment through a breed rescue association, and the two German shepherds I am looking at are both being surrendered due to marriage break-ups. One of the dogs is 8 and the other is 2.
I want to ask whether there are any children from those marriages and if so whether their ‘owners’ are giving them up as well, but so far have refrained.
I thought he might be starring in the “Fatty Arbuckle” story. As far as I know, Hollywood has not released a movie on that scandal (one of the first and pretty gory one) ever. John Belusi would have been good, but alas he died too soon. I don’t know if Chris Prat has the range, but after seeing “Bernie” with Jack Black, I think he could do a great job.
I’d totally hit it.
And you should watch Parks & Rec! It’s one of my favorite shows! It took a while to get used to the characters, but once you know their personalities it’s so funny.
Two points:
1. Please don’t troll. It’s not as funny as you think.
2. Don’t feed the trolls.
Lol. Get ’em Kaiser! I clicked on this post wondering why it had so many comments because he is honestly not that popular! Some crazy stuff around these parts today. Let’s respect each other and not resort to the levels of those other blogs. I only come here because the posts and comments are for the most part troll and attack free. Sigh.
I don’t have pets, so I’d totally hit it! He’s so funny and I’ve loved him ever since Everwood.
@jomama you rock!
Wow really? I would call out all the people attacking him for putting his wife and child’s health above yes a CAT but it would take too long.
No. That just sounds unhealthy. Why can’t they just ask him to wear a fat suit, or is he doing nude scenes or something and that’s why he can’t do that?
He gave a cat he did not want to someone that did want the cat. What’s the big deal? I don’t get it.
Chris Pratt has always been like Jason Segal in the weight department. Not fat…but definitely a little schlubby.
I dont know if he’s really gaining weight for a movie, or if he was gaining pregnancy sympathy weight..and just kind of rolled with it…ya know?
So you can’t give away a pet when they become a burden or life just doesn’t work out that way. Yet we “kick” our kids out at 18 and send them off to fend for themselves…
And somehow Chris Pratt is an asshole? hahaha
Are you seriously comparing a small, defenseless, irrational animal to someone who is — at least legally — ready to begin his adult life?
You think cats absorb negative energy, I think they exude negative energy. Fugly, lazy, ungrateful, untrainable, indifferent animals. How could you choose a cat over your child / childs health?
I think they’re beautiful, really grateful, trainable and very aware of everyone’s presence here.
Cats aren’t like dogs, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t lovable animals (most animals are).