Mark Wahlberg Blasted for Presenting 2023 SAG Award to Asian Cast After “Hate Crimes”

The 2023 SAG Awards Mark Wahlberg’s part in the ceremony is drawing criticism. He presented a trophy to the majority Asian cast. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — 35 years after he was accused of hate crimes against Asians.

The now-51-year old actor was convicted of two assaults in Boston against two Vietnamese American males, which he committed when he he was 16. Wahlberg hit Thanh Lam on the head with a stick While trying to steal alcohol, he punched Johnny Trinh in his face. He claimed that he was high at that time.

He was charged as an adult for attempted murder. He was sentenced two years for felony assault but only served 45 days. In 2014, he applied for a pardon — a bid he Dropped in 2016.

“I have apologized, many times,” He spoke to the AP December 2014. “The first opportunity I had to apologize was right there in court when all the dust had settled and I was getting shackled and taken away, and making sure I paid my debt to society and continue to try and do things that make up for the mistakes that I’ve made.”

This wasn’t all. Racist attack on Wahlberg.

Wahlberg began throwing rocks at white friends and shouting racist epithets at them in 1986. A group of predominantly black fourth-grade students On a field trip to the coast, Wahlberg chased the teens down the street. Wahlberg was convicted of violating civil rights of his victims, but the teenager was not tried or convicted. According to the AP, it was called “The incident”. “essentially a stern warning that if they committed another hate crime, they would be sent to jail.”

Wahlberg was the last person to receive the award for outstanding performance in a film cast at the SAG Awards on Sunday. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — including Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh and Vietnamese actor Ke Huy Quan.

The Post reached out for comment to Wahlberg reps.

Many took to social networking to critique the decision. “embarrassing for Hollywood.”

“I gotta say, having Mark Wahlberg, who literally went to jail as a teen for committing a hate crime against a Vietnamese man, present an award to the cast of Everything Everywhere All At Once was certainly a choice,” Bonnie Stiernberg, journalist tweeted.

“The irony of Mark Wahlberg giving an award to EEAAO,” Another person wrote Follow us on Twitter.

“Mark wahlberg (who’s committed multiple hate crimes including against asian people) giving sag ensemble prize to a predominantly asian cast is genuinely such an embarrassing thing for hollywood to do,” Another said.

“Having Mark Wahlberg present this is so ugly,” Someone else has commented.

“Not mark wahlberg of all people presenting an award to Everything Everywhere All At Once, a predominantly Asian cast, and saying ‘women are talking’ in the space of 30 seconds,” One person plusreferring to Wahlberg’s gaffe calling it the film “Women Talking as Women Are Talking.”

“Why did y’all let mark whalberg [sic] present an award to a mostly Asian cast after he hate crimed minorities…but ban will smith for a little slap,” Notification to someoneThis refers to the famous slap on last year’s Oscars.

“REALLY interesting that Will Smith wasn’t invited to present Best Actress while Mark Wahlberg is presenting the ensemble award to a film with a predominantly Asian cast when he punched and nearly blinded a Vietnamese man,” Another chimed-in.

“Mark wahlberg the hate crimer giving the cast of eeaao their sag award and having to stand there during their speech when they were talking about the racism towards asians in hollywood,” A user wrote.

“Mark Wahlberg #SAGAwards2023 … presenting to #Asian cast of #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce @allatoncemovie … most SAG Awards … ever, including Best Picture … this history involves a man with a history of hate crime in Boston, including on Asians … trying to unpack this,” One person tweeted.

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” swept at the awards show — and even reached a historic high point: It received the most SAG Award wins ever for a film, a representative for the organization confirmed to The Post.

The film won four awards at 2023 SAGs. Aside from cast in a motion picture, the film picked up best supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan, best supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis and best lead actress for Michelle Yeoh — and cast member Stephanie Hsu was also nominated. Yeoh was the first Asian woman to win this category.

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