Oliver Stark pushes back on critics of his 9-1-1 character's same-sex kiss ... trends now
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Actor Oliver Stark of 9-1-1 fame addressed the feedback from a same-sex kiss his character engaged in on a recent broadcast of the ABC procedural drama.
On Thursday's broadcast of the series - the 100th in the show's history - Stark's character Evan 'Buck' Buckley had a romantic exchange with Tommy Kinard (played Lou Ferrigno Jr.), which Stark said prompted considerable feedback from fans.
The London-born actor, 32, took to Instagram Stories on Saturday, saying he was 'humbled and overwhelmed by the positive reaction to Buck's storyline.'
The Into the Badlands actor added, 'I've read so many of your messages and I couldn't be prouder.'
Stark also addressed the less than kind responses he received over the post, saying the people who sent them don't understand the message of 'love and inclusion' underpinning the program.
Oliver Stark, 32, of 9-1-1 fame addressed the feedback from a same sex kiss his character engaged in on a recent broadcast of the procedural drama. Pictured last month in LA
On Thursday's broadcast of the series - the 100th in the show's history - Stark's character Evan 'Buck' Buckley had a romantic exchange with Tommy Kinard (played Lou Ferrigno Jr.)
'If you are one of the smaller group of people commenting on my posts about how this has ruined the show,' Stark said. 'I would like you to know that I truly don't care.'
Stark cited the romantic relationship that played out on the show between the characters Henrietta 'Hen' Wilson and Karen Wilson, played
