Chris Pratt was spotted on a rare outing with Jack, the 12-year-old son he shares with ex-wife Anna Faris.
The Guardians of the Galaxy star, 45, was spotted enjoying some quality time with his son as they strolled together in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
The duo seemed to be in great spirits as they walked down a path together.
Pratt was married to Jack’s mother Anna from 2009 to 2018, and has since remarried Katherine Schwarzenegger.
The actor and Katherine, 34, are expecting their third child together. They already have two daughters, Lyla, four, and Eloise, two.
Chris Pratt was spotted on a rare outing with Jack, the 12-year-old son he shares with ex-wife Anna Faris.
In 2021, Chris came under fire for an early birthday tribute he posted in honor of Katherine, where he praised her for having a “healthy” daughter after her son Jack struggled with medical conditions following his premature birth.
Her post was branded as insensitive by some followers and considered by others to be a mockery of Anna.
“Guys, seriously. Look at the way he looks at me! I mean, find someone who looks at you like that! You know? We met at church,” she wrote in the caption.
‘She has given me an amazing life, a beautiful, healthy daughter, she chews so loud that sometimes I put headphones on to drown out the noise, but that’s love! She helps me with everything. In return, I periodically open a jar of pickles. That’s the deal. Her heart is pure and belongs to me.
“My biggest treasure is right next to my Ken Griffey Jr Upper Deck Rookie card. If you know that, you already know that’s saying a lot. It’s his birthday in about 6 weeks. So if I don’t get him anything, I’ll tell him to reread this post. Love you, babe.”
Users criticized her caption as “ableist” (among other things) since Jack was born two months premature weighing just three pounds, 12 ounces, had a severe brain bleed, and spent a month in the NICU.
He subsequently had to undergo some hernia and eye surgeries, and also had “a small heart problem,” according to Anna.
In her 2017 memoir, Unqualified, Anna said that Jack developed only minor problems with his leg muscles and vision during his otherwise healthy childhood.
In a 2022 interview with Men’s health, Chris revealed that the response took him aback: “I said something like, ‘Find someone who looks at you the way my wife looks at me. ‘ And then I said, ‘But I love you. I’m so thankful for my wife, she gave me a beautiful, healthy daughter. ‘”
The duo seemed to be in great spirits as they walked down a path together.
Criticised: The interview comes a year after Chris came under fire for an early birthday tribute he posted in honour of Katherine, where he praised her for having a “healthy” daughter after her son Jack struggled with medical conditions following his premature birth.
Pratt with his then wife Anna Faris and their son Jack in 2017
The actor and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger are now expecting their third child together.
‘And then a bunch of articles came out saying, “That’s so embarrassing. I can’t believe Chris Pratt thanks her for having a healthy daughter when his first child was born premature. That’s a snub to his ex-wife.”
“And I was like, ‘That’s bullshit. My son is going to read this one day. He’s nine. And it’s set in digital stone. It upset me so much, man. I cried about it. I was like, ‘I hate that these blessings in my life are, for the people close to me, a real burden.'”