John Stamos recently took to social media to show his support for former Full House co-star, Dave Coulier, amid his cancer diagnosis.
In a trio of photos shared on Instagram, Stamos sported a bald cap alongside a freshly shaved Coulier.
“Nothing like throwing on a bald cap and flexing some Photoshop skills to show some love and solidarity with my bro @dcoulier,” Stamos captioned the photos.
While the pictures received over half a million likes, thousands of people left comments with many questioning the appropriateness of the situation.
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the comedic actor defended former Full House costar John Stamos on Instagram after backlash erupted the day prior over a series of photos the pair shared. The images featured Stamos, 61, wearing a bald cap to support Coulier, 65, amid his cancer journey, leading some people to call out the General Hospital alum for being insensitive since he could take the cap off and have his hair back.
“I’m sorry to see a bunch of negative comments as I’ve just begun my cancer journey,” Coulier’s post began. “It’s our friendship (me and John) and this is how we are handling a very tough time. I’m a comedian and humor is what drives me. John knows how to cheer me up and I laughed out loud when he arrived wearing a bald cap — being a true loving friend and brother.”
“I have heard from so many people who have been inspired enough by my words and actions to say that they are going to check in with their doctors and get mammograms, a colonoscopy or a prostate exam,” he continued. “I’m still going to laugh in the face of adversity. When I lost my sister, Sharon, my mother, Arlen, and my niece, Shannon to cancer, we tried to stay positive, and we made each other laugh through the worst of it. I’m choosing to spread the word about early cancer detection to help people. That’s just who I am.”
Coulier, who also turned the comments off on the post, concluded: “I wish nothing but love for all of you.”
