Most of the time, acting involves spending a lot of time with the other actors on set, so a lot of costars wind up becoming close friends. Of course, good friends support each other, which is why so many actors are quick to defend their co-stars.
Here are 17 times celebs stood up for their costars, both on and off set:
1. A Yellowjackets production member criticized Melanie Lynskey's body, telling her, "What do you plan to do? I'm sure the producers will get you a trainer. They'd love to help you with this." In her defense, Tawny Cypress, Christina Ricci, and Juliette Lewis banded together to support her, with Juliette writing a letter to the producers.
2. After some Heartstopper fans essentially forced Kit Connor into coming out by making queerbaiting accusations, Olivia Colman, his onscreen mom, stood up for him in the press. She told Variety, "I am so proud of him, but I am not proud of how people bullied him. I think people should be allowed to have their own journey."
"But I'm incredibly proud of him as a young man to deal with all of that and be in the spotlight. It's unfair. But he's amazing. He's a very beautiful human being," she said.
3. During a Stranger Things panel at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, moderator Patton Oswalt introduced then-14-year-old Finn Wolfhard as "an actor born with the greatest porn name ever." Costars Joe Keery and David Harbour both stepped away from their mics to check on Finn and encouraged him to "ignore" the comment. Joe also shot Patton a warning glare.
When a clip of the interaction resurfaced on TikTok, fellow