(CNN) Ryan Reynolds has one simple request for young Canadians in British Columbia: Please don't kill his mom.
The request came Friday, when provincial Premier John Horgan posted a video on Twitter asking for help from British Columbia-native celebrities in reaching young people about the dangers of partying during the coronavirus pandemic . Horgan called out Reynolds and Seth Rogen for help.
In a light-hearted, 90-second voice memo, during which Reynolds repeatedly said people probably don't want medical advice from him, he called partying "dangerous."
"You young folks in BC: Yeah, they're partying, which is of course dangerous, and they probably don't know that thousands of young people aren't just getting sick from coronavirus, that they're also dying from it too," the "Deadpool" actor said.
TemplaerDude on August 15th, 2020 at 23:25 UTC »
Since so many of you here are not reading the actual context of this statement, it's important to know this comment was made because the Premier of our province, BC, publicly asked both Reynolds and Seth Rogen to make some kind of statement directed towards the youth of this province, 20 - 29 year olds are quickly becoming the leading cause of community spread and ruining the first few, lucky months we had. This is Reynolds slightly tongue-in-cheek take at helping out and spreading the message.
zevilgenius on August 15th, 2020 at 21:09 UTC »
Gotta hand it to Ryan, guy knows how to use social media pretty effectively, whether it's marketing his new movies, his gin, finding a teddy bear, and now advocating for covid measures.
hungry_tiger on August 15th, 2020 at 20:21 UTC »
Because sometimes people listen more to celebrities than experts and scientists.