A lot of Shazam! Fans were shocked this weekend when Zachary Levifamous star DC superhero franchise, said he was in “heavyweight“agreement that COVID-19 vaccine maker Pfizer “is a real danger to the world.” Levi followed up his tweet by doubling down and sharing the link to a Justice.gov press release about Pfizer paying $2.3 billion as part of solve fraud back in 2009. “Just an example of what I was referring to…” he tweeted along with the link.
The Daily Beast has reached out to a Levi’s representative to confirm whether he identifies as an anti-vaxxer, and we will update this article in the event of a response.
But this isn’t the first time Levi, a former welcoming presence, has been praised for his starring role on the NBC show. chuck, raised eyebrows at his controversial footage. Earlier this month, the actor post clips about his appearance on the Shawn Stevenson podcast The Model Health Show, in which he went against the Americans pharmaceutical company‘ advertisement. “We’re carte blanche, ‘Do whatever you want, make a picture of a guy and a girl on a date and… throw that ball over that tire, stay in that bathtub, whatever it is, you know, and there’s hardly any side effects,'” he says in the clip.
The Levi-Pfizer controversy has also been rekindled by many people a clamp of the actor on The Joe Rogan Experience and paid tribute to Jordan Peterson, the right-wing self-help guru, is obsessed with an all-meat diet. Levi has called Peterson “one of the most profound thinkers I’ve heard about disrupting human behavior.” Notably, that episode was released not long after Peterson was suspended by Twitter for his anti-transgender comments about actor Elliot Page; In the clip, Levi doesn’t correct Rogan after hosting the deadnames Page.
Again, this is not the first time Levi has been criticized for his overt political views. In 2018, he was chastised for a tweet involving white men leading conversations about racism and sexism. “To say that men cannot lead meaningful conversations about sexism and white people cannot lead meaningful conversations about racism is both sexist and racist,” he say. “Truth is not interested in privilege, nor those who seek it.”
And back in 2020, Levi ruffled his hair with social media posts in which he showed sympathy for Trump voters. Days after Joe Biden’s presidential win, Levi wrote on Instagram, “My hope and prayer is that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will answer that very call, the same way I had hoped and prayed that Donald Trump would do the same.” In a tweet that same day, he say“I am not a fan or supporter of Trump, and I find his behavior vulgar, callous, narcissistic, and lacking in empathy. And while I’m not a Conservative, I know a lot of people who support 45 not because they like him but because he’s the only candidate they feel cares about their needs.”
“Should have stopped here,” one respondentdelete the rest of Levi’s tweet after the first sentence.
Furthermore, Levi, who identifies as a Christian, gave an interview last year to CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network), the network founded by Club 700 Pat Robertson, who has a history of homophobic and sexist comments.
Unfortunately for DC fans, this whole situation has cast a shadow over the long-awaited sequel release. Shazam! wrath of the gods, premieres in March. Needless to say, it will be an exciting press cycle for Levi and for the studio that has long struggled. cursed by so many messy behind-the-scenes dramas.
