It’s not uncommon for celebrities with otherwise normal, healthy friendly relationships to occasionally engage in friendly displays of rivalry in public, and a recent example of that was the “feud” between Chris Pratt and Chris Evans over their favorite NFL teams in the Super Bowl. The one who initiated the whole event was Chris Evans, firing off a tweet in which he proclaimed that for the next two weeks, him and Pratt were not friends, they were enemies.
It didn’t take long at all for Pratt to respond to the tweet, showing his support for his own favorite team, the Seattle Seahawks, and in particular their quarterback Russell Wilson. He took a jab at Evans and his role as Captain America, stating that “There is only one Captain America, and his name is Russell Wilson”. This exchange will likely continue for a while, especially as both celebrities seem eager to show their support for their favorite teams as the Super Bowl is ongoing.
Chris Pratt in particular has been a well-known fan of the sport, and an active supporter of the Seattle Seahawks, actually being one of the most prominent Hollywood celebrities to be a fan of the team. The team seems to be well aware of their major fan, as they recently posted a picture of Pratt in Seahawks attire, cheering on his favorite team – an image that’s currently already circulating around the Internet rapidly.
And of course, Pratt didn’t hide his excitement when the Seahawks scored a spectacular victory against Green Bay, going off on Ellen DeGeneres in particular, as well as Macklemore – both of whom he addressed in a tweet. This has spread the “feud” surrounding the Super Bowl even further, and if other celebrities decide to join in, it could be a very active period on Twitter, both for Super Bowl fans enjoying the game, as well as regular Twitter users who might be curious to watch the exchange as it proceeds.
It’s an interesting time to live in, in general, as just a couple of decades ago we didn’t have celebrities talking to each other in public on platforms like Twitter, and such exchanges were much more limited, typically reserved for the television and similar media. Today, it’s a different story, with fans having the ability to watch their favorite stars talking about their situations in length. Sometimes it’s on a serious note, sometimes – as in the current case with Chris Pratt and Chris Evans – it’s a much more lighthearted exchange meant to lighten up the mood and show fans that even big celebrities aren’t “safe” from getting involved in arguments about their favorite sports teams.