“Shawty said he yelled at people for not doing
their job right…Not taking another word she says seriously…”
Now, there are few surfers who have ever even
come near the star power of Jason Momoa. The 45-year-old, born in
Honolulu, Hawaii to a photographer mother and painter father, Momoa
was whisked to Iowa after his parents divorced, but zipped right
back to The Gathering Place, upon high school graduation, to attend
the University of Hawaii and become a Rainbow Warrior.
Catching the acting bug whilst working in Honolulu, Momoa tried
out for various Baywatch-esque roles, got them, and worked his way
up to being Khal Drogo in the much-loved series Game of Thrones.
From there, it was to the moon. Marrying Lisa Bonet, divorcing her,
getting on with Adria Arjona, and starring in more movies that you
or I could shake a bar of wax at.
Officially the most famous surf-adjacent megastar on the planet
plus also Aquaman.
You can understand, then, why surfers near and far rushed to the
muscleman’s defense when he was accused of wanton yelling on the
set of the Minecraft movie. Page Six is
reporting that “social media personality” Valkyrae has
come out and listed her “worst celebrity” as Jason Momoa on a
cut-rate rip off of the popular show Hot Ones.
“I would have to say Jason Momoa,” the YouTuber declared before
adding context. “It was pretty disappointing. It was a very
emotional scene so maybe he was still in character. He was just
really mad at them (the crew) that they weren’t doing something
right, like setting up the shot and stuff, and he was just angry.
And so I was like, man, this is like, not a good work environment
and like I would not be happy working under these conditions.”
While Momoa’s team has maintained its silence, thus far, surf
fans are making their displeasure known.
“I’m not taking a word she says serious. talk about an
uncreditable source,” one wrote on X.
“All I know is, if she’s not being truthful, it will be
discovered quickly,” another added.
“Shawty said he yelled at people for not doing their job
right…Not taking another word she says seriously,” a third surf fan
chimed in.
Momoa’s reputation, then, safe for now but how much longer?
As fate would have it, David Lee Scales and I discussed perfect
masculinity on today’s fourth episode of The Noble Rot and were
joined by a surprise guest.
I have zero doubt you will thoroughly enjoy.
