Why is Jason Momoa being canceled today?

None of the Internet’s favorite celebrities are safe when video is forever, and today, Jason Momoa is the one facing cries of “cancel him”.

The Internet woke up this morning to discover that Jason Momoa, axe-maker-and-thrower (among other things), has said some things in the past that are pretty fundamentally not okay. Well, technically, this has already come out, but everything old is new again. As our sister site, Winter is Coming, notes, this video is actually six years old.

But as we said above, the Internet is forever.

Here’s the video. As both the original tweeter and WiC point out, there are mentions of sexual assault in here, so watch with caution.

So that’s where we are today.

Here’re some examples of the “cancel him” side of things:

Others brought up the imminent Justice League, as did WiC, although fans have connected it to Ben Affleck, who was in the news yesterday for a similar topic:

Now, some fans have jumped to Momoa’s defense, claiming that he has apologized (although it seems like that apology is a bit tough to find, since there are tweets from 2014 asking about whether or not it exists).

Others pointed out that Game of Thrones, as a show, has some fairly thorny scenes itself:

Some advocated for a more measured response that respects that some have differing opinions on the cancel-or-not-to-cancel debate:

Meanwhile, Momoa’s Twitter account remains silent, as it has since 2014. Meanwhile, his Instagram, which last updated Sept. 30, now has a lot of comments on his most recent post about this clip.

Update, Oct. 12:

Momoa has now made a statement on Instagram (with a tip of the hat to TheWrap):

Ultimately, we’re about here with this one:

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Still, that’s why Jason Momoa is canceled, if you so choose to cancel him, today.