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Former Superman actor Dean Cain, who played the character in ” Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” announced earlier this week that he intends to join ICE in order “save America.” Now, Emmy and Tony-award winning John Leguizamo has fired back, and he didn’t hold back in the process.
Cain said on Instagram he “ felt it was important to join with our first responders to help secure the safety of all Americans, not just talk about it. If you want to help save America, ICE is arresting the worst of the worst and removing them from America’s streets. I like that. I voted for that.”
Leguizamo, who was born in Colombia, doesn’t quite see things the same way. He, too, took to Instagram to share his thoughts on Cain’s decision as well as his comments.
John Leguizamo Calls Ex-Superman Actor Dean Cain A ‘Moron’ Over ICE Decision
What kind of loser volunteers to be an ICE officer?” Leguizamo in a video on his Instagram page. “What a moron. Dean Cain, your pronouns are Has/Been.”
Leguizamo wasn’t alone, either. Comedian Margaret Cho also called out Cain, noting that he comes from Japanese family and that his grandparents faced persecution in the United States during World War II.
“Why would you join ICE and encourage people to join ICE when your ancestors were interred in World War II?” Cho asked in an Instagram video of her own. (Cain’s father was Japanese American, and the actor has stated that his family was imprisoned at the Minidoka internment camp in the 1940s.)
“You’re Japanese. You’re not even white,” Cho said. (Cain’s mother is of European descent.) “You’re not white. I know you, and you are not white. You have never been white. And no matter how many of these white activities that you participate in, [it] is never gonna make that happen. You’re never gonna be white, no matter how racist you are, no matter how wrong you act.”
Meanwhile, “Glee” star Kevin McHale claimed that Cain was just part of a publicity stunt as he tries to revive his career.
“Look, I know the entertainment business is in shambles, but imagine being so out of work and desperate for attention (I would know) that you join ICE?” he posted on X.“F—ing pathetic loser.”
Cain has not yet replied to any of the three stars’ criticisms.