John Stamos is addressing negativity surrounding his tribute to Dave Coulier.
TMZ caught up with the Full Home alum, 61, and requested him concerning the response to his Nov. 18 Instagram photographs together with his former costar, 65. The pictures confirmed Coulier — who was lately recognized with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma — with a freshly shaved head. Stamos wore a bald cap in assist.
“I flew throughout the nation to be with my brother, proper?” Stamos advised TMZ in a video shared Thursday, Nov. 21.
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“As I’m on the airplane there, I get a textual content. My greatest buddy, since I’m 11 years outdated, dies of a coronary heart assault,” he continued, referring to his buddy Mike Owen.
In response to Stamos, he did the perfect he might to be robust for Coulier who can also be going by way of a difficult time.
“However I’m not gonna present that to Dave. I imply, I advised him, however I stated that’s completed, and cried privately,” he continued.
As soon as he reunited with Coulier, they “laughed so freaking exhausting” at his bald cap gesture.
“He wished me to return shave his head. I knew earlier than, so I introduced the bald cap from the studio,” he defined of attempting to cheer up Coulier with the shock.
The Common Hospital actor added that he’s on a brand new present, and isn’t allowed to chop his hair as a consequence of his filming obligations.
“Regardless, I’m so shocked. First I’ll say, I’m simply embarrassed and so they’re embarrassing,” Stamos continued.
“However once I began seeing this blowback, I’m identical to, ‘What?’ I couldn’t determine it out. I nonetheless don’t know 100%. What they need to be doing as a substitute of creating foolish little movies, or doing feedback — they need to name their physician, make an appointment. I believe that’s the entire level of this. It’s been Dave’s message.”
Concluding, he stated he does his greatest to not learn on-line feedback.
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“I don’t take a look at stuff [online]. I swear more often than not I don’t, however this one actually harm me primarily as a result of I didn’t perceive it,” Stamos stated, once more urging individuals to prioritize their well being and wellness over gossip.
“However the level is that I’m embarrassed for those that they waste time on this when all I used to be doing was cheering up a buddy, and I’m sorry — I began to say ‘I’m sorry,’ I’m not sorry,” he concluded.
Stamos famous that his go to with Coulier “was unimaginable.”
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“He cried, we laughed, we watched outdated motion pictures and we advised tales and I introduced movies and it simply was a ravishing factor,” Stamos stated, laughing as he added that they didn’t watch Full Home collectively.
Coulier additionally spoke out towards the “adverse feedback.”
“I’m a comic and humor is what drives me. John is aware of the way to cheer me up and I laughed out loud when he arrived sporting a bald cap,” he stated through Instagram on Nov. 19.
