'Captain America' Star Chris Evans Says Piers Morgan Uncertain Of His Masculinity Following 'Papoose' Comments

The TV personality has been slammed for suggesting Daniel Craig was “emasculated” by choosing to carry his baby around on his front.
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Hollywood star Chris Evans has defended Daniel Craig after Piers Morgan criticised the James Bond star for carrying his two-month old baby in a baby carrier.

Daniel was snapped with his baby in a papoose earlier this week, which prompted Piers to tweet: “Oh 007.. not you as well?!!!” Adding the hashtags ‘#papoose’ and ‘#emasculatedBond’.

Oh 007.. not you as well?!!! #papoose #emasculatedBond pic.twitter.com/cqWiCRCFt3

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018

The tweet sparked immediate outrage from parents on Twitter with many fathers sharing pictures of them carrying their babies in similar carriers.

The ‘Captain America’ star joined in the criticism and tweeted a fierce rebuttal of Piers interpretation of masculinity.

He Tweeted: “You really have to be so uncertain of your own masculinity to concern yourself with how another man carries his child. Any man who wastes time quantifying masculinity is terrified on the inside.”

You really have to be so uncertain of your own masculinity to concern yourself with how another man carries his child. Any man who wastes time quantifying masculinity is terrified on the inside. https://t.co/9jsHZ3WKRn

— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) October 16, 2018

The post was retweeted 24,000 times within three hours, before Piers replied: “Captain America wouldn’t wear a papoose.”

Since then Piers has been rebuffing his critics on Twitter.

Papoose-gate going global tonight. A lot of VERY angry papoose-lovers screaming abuse at me.
FYI: It won’t change my mind about papooses - they are ridiculous instruments of emasculation.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018

He even tried to get Donald Trump on side.

Do you have a view about papooses, Mr President @realDonaldTrump?
Everyone else seems to be getting very worked up about them.
I don’t really have you down as a papoose kinda guy, but then you’re full of surprises.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 15, 2018

Piers’ ‘Good Morning Britain’ co-presenter Susanna Ried also joined in...

No woman has an issue with a man carrying a baby in a papoose.

This is YOUR issue. https://t.co/bAaItvVizP

— Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) October 15, 2018

Piers has recently got in trouble with Ofcom for refusing to give a right of reply to Herefordshire Council after a homeless SAS veteran appeared on ‘Good Morning Britain’ and said the local authority had not given him a home.

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