John Candys Sohn war „schockiert, als er sah, wie Interviewer seinen Vater wegen seines Gewichts belästigten: „herzzerreißend“

> “I was kind of shocked to see how interviewers treat him,” Chris, 41, said. “That was just kind of heart-wrenching. And I also could see how he got more frustrated and he found ways to deal with that.” John was often questioned about his weight in interviews and in the media.

> “I learned through the process of this that he was so nervous about eating in front of people because of paparazzi,” Chris said. He said that fear led his dad to disordered eating patterns. “He developed a poor eating habit where he’d be like, ‘Alright, well I’m not going to eat all day. I’m going to eat at night.’ ”

> Chris explained, “When I hear stories like that I just felt so bad for him because it’s like, ‘How cornered are you?’ And you really want in those moments, as his son or as his friend, to be able to grab him by his shoulders and say, ‘Why the f— do you have to do this? Just who cares? Have a sandwich and get mad about it.’ ”

Absolutely heartbreaking to see how persistent that kind of scrutiny can be. Think we could all do with remembering celebs like John Candy are real people with real feelings. 💔 Can we pls get more respect and kindness in media?

Just awful to see them focus on his weight instead of his work. I recently saw him in Spaceballs for the first time, he’s one of my mom’s fave actors.