John Stamos is defending himself after facing severe backlash for wearing a bald cap to support his “Full House” co-star Dave Coulier in his cancer journey.
“I’m so shocked. It’s just embarrassing,” he told TMZ at the Los Angeles International Airport this week when asked about the pushback.
“What they should be doing instead of making silly little videos or doing comments, they should call their doctor, make an appointment — like that’s the whole point of this,” he added. “It’s been Dave’s message.”
“I’m embarrassed for people that they waste time on this,” Stamos, 61, went on. “All I was doing was cheering up a friend.”
The “You” actor also said that he and Coulier, 65, had an “incredible” time together as they laughed, cried, watched old movies and told old stories.
Coulier announced he was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma on Nov. 13 and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. He is expected to finish his six rounds of treatment in February 2025.
After the announcement, Stamos helped Coulier shave his head and donned a bald cap while doing it.
“Nothing like throwing on a bald cap and flexing some Photoshop skills to show some love and solidarity with my bro @dcoulier,” he captioned a series of photos earlier this week.
“You’re handling this with so much strength and positivity—it’s inspiring. I know you’re going to get through this, and I’m proud to stand with you every step of the way. I love you.”
Despite the light-hearted nature of the post, people swiftly filled his comment section with hate, with one person calling him “shallow” and another describing the gesture as “insulting.”
Several others questioned why he didn’t actually shave his head.
While speaking to TMZ, Stamos implied he could not shave his hair off because he has a “new” project starting in a week.
Although trolls wreaked havoc on Stamos for how he handled Coulier’s request, Coulier himself assured people he was delighted by the bald cap.
“It’s our friendship … and this is how we’re handling a very tough time,” he penned on Instagram Tuesday. “Humor is what drives me.”
He added, “I laughed out loud when he arrived wearing a bald cap — being a true loving friend and brother.”
He also noted that he lost his mother, sister and niece to cancer, and said laughter and positivity were how they handled the dreary scenarios.
In an interview published by People Wednesday, Coulier described his own diagnosis as “a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey.”
“I went from, ‘I got a little bit of a head cold’ to ‘I have cancer,’ and it was pretty overwhelming,” he explained.
He also said he was “not going to try and hide anything.”
“I would rather talk about it and open the discussion and inspire people,” he stated.