Pedro Pascal receives criticism over shocking move with Willem Dafoe's wife

Pedro Pascal slammed over his shocking move during the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in January 2024.

The Last of Us star is facing backlash online after a resurfaced clip of him affectionately touching co-star Willem Dafoe's wife, Giada Colagrande's face went viral.

In the video, Willem’s smile quickly disappears as he gestures towards  Game of Thrones actor  after he touched Giada’s face.

As the controversial moment went viral on social media, fans flocked to  X to express their mixed reactions on the “creepy” encounter.

One fan wrote, “Touch my wife like that and we are throwing hands. wtf is going on with this creep??”

“When you know there’s something weird about Pedro Pascal but you just can’t prove it,” another noted.

A third user penned, “At first I didn’t see the problem then I rewatched the video and you can clearly see William having a pissed off face.”

“Good check by Defoe. Look at his eyes and expression,” another commented.

Other fans jumped in the American actor’s defense, noting, "He kissed Willem Dafoe at the same event, it's just friendship, get over it!"

“He's a touchy affectionate person clearly,” another wrote.

For the unversed, Pedro Pascal and Willem Dafoe have been friends for at least 17 years, since they met in China around 2007. They collaborated on the film The Great Wall in 2017.