Pedro Pascal's overtly tactile displays have once again ruffled feathers online after a clip of the star touching Willem Dafoe's wife resurfaced.
Pascal, 50, who has gone viral for holding hands with his glamorous co-stars during anxiety attacks, left his The Great Wall co-star Dafoe, 70, reeling at the latter's Hollywood star unveiling in January 2024.
In a moment dubbed 'creepy' by fans, a grinning Pascal smiled at Dafoe before affectionately grabbing his wife Giada Colagrande's face and stroking her chin.
Dafoe quickly pointed at Pascal before his smile dropped in the wild clip - with one viewer commenting: 'Touch my wife like that and we are throwing hands. wtf is going on with this creep??'
Others wrote: 'Bro wasn't smiling at the end after that, yikes...'
'When you know there's something weird about Pedro Pascal but you just can't prove it.'
'And look how he got checked lmaoo.'
'At first I didn't see the problem then I rewatched the video and you can clearly see William having a pissed off face.'
'That last second of the clip.... Don't mess with Willem!'
'Good check by Defoe. Look at his eyes and expression.'
'bro was gonna morph into green goblin.'
Others leapt to Pascal's defense, with one writing: 'He also kissed Willem Dafoe at this same event bc they're all good friends so what now morons ? Tell me your friends don't love you without telling me.. if you even have any.'
'But he Also Touched Willem Dafoe or are we gonna ignore that?
'He's a touchy affectionate person clearly.'
Pascal's co-star sparked inevitable confusion on Thursday by affectionately his face during a new interview on behalf of their latest film.
In a moment dubbed 'creepy' by fans, a grinning Pascal smiled at Dafoe before affectionately grabbing his wife Giada Colagrande's face and stroking her chin
Dafoe quickly pointed at Pascal before his smile dropped in the wild clip - with one viewer writing: 'Touch my wife like that and we are throwing hands. wtf is going on with this creep??'
Others wrote: 'Bro wasn't smiling at the end after that, yikes...'
The co-stars have been on a press run in recent months on behalf of new film Fantastic Four: First Steps, in which they play married couple Reed Richards and Sue Storm.
And spending time together has seemingly brought the pair closer, with Vanessa, 38, and Pedro spotted showing each other support in public on a number of occasions.
The latest example of such affection occurred during an interview with Buzzfeed this week, where the actress, clad in a blue dress, moved her arm around Pedro and began stroking his beard.
It's far from the first time the film stars have displayed their strong friendship, with the duo again appearing almost peculiarly close as they answered questions for Heart this week.
And just a couple of weeks ago during Fantastic Four's premiere in Los Angeles, Pedro was pictured stroking his co-star's baby bump as they posed up a storm on the red carpet.
The very public displays of affection have however sparked discourse on social media, with some eagle-eyed fans branding their relationship slightly 'weird'.
But other supporters were quick to point out that Vanessa is merely trying to ease Pedro’s anxiety.
One wrote: 'Guys calm down. Pedro suffers from some type of anxiety disorder. He needs to touch or be touched by people to make him calm down and feel comfortable.'
It's something Vanessa and Pedro have been open about, with the actress speaking about helping her pal through anxious moments in an interview last year.
Talking after they were spotted holding hands on-stage at San Diego Comic-Con last year, Vanessa told Vanity Fair: 'What happened is we were both incredibly nervous going out in front of thousands of people who love this comic.
'He wanted me to know that we were in this together, and I found it a lovely gesture and was very glad to squeeze his hand back.'
The Gladiator 2 star has indeed been candid about his struggles with anxiety throughout his career.
Just a couple of weeks ago during Fantastic Four's premiere in Los Angeles, Pedro was pictured stroking his co-star Vanessa Kirby's baby bump as they posed up a storm on the red carpet
They too appeared strikingly affectionate towards each other during an interview with Heart this week
During a chat with Men's Health last month, Pedro revealed exactly how he copes with anxiety in difficult moments.
'I noticed, especially during the period of summer 2020, and kind of isolation and how long my FaceTimes were and my phone conversations, that I had started to make an effort to engage more, having previously lost that options in many ways,' he said.
'I remember back in high school I was always such a good talker with friends...and then I don’t know how many days had gone by where we stopped doing that.
'It’s something I’ve held onto very much. I was always one to reach out when I’m facing something that is challenging or making me anxious.'