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Nick Offerman Slams ‘Homophobic’ Backlash to ‘The Last of Us’ Episode


Nick Offerman slammed ‘homophobic’ backlash to his ‘The Last of Us’ character while accepting his win at the Independent Spirit Awards

I’m astonished to be in this category, which is bananas,” Offerman, 53, said while accepting the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series on Sunday, February 25. Joel and Ellie’s trek across America is the main focus of The Last of Us, but Offerman’s episode offered a flashback of how Bill and Frank met and became allies as the deadly cordyceps virus raged across the world. Based on the 2013 video game of the same name, the series follows Joel (Pascal), a grizzled survivor tasked with transporting Ellie (Ramsey) across the country, 20 years after a zombie-like fungus, cordyceps, […]

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