Simu Liu said the celebrity look-alike segment at the NBA All-Star Weekend Game 'wasn't cool'
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- Marvel actor Simu Liu was part of the winning celebrity team at the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend.
- During a look-alike segment, Liu was compared to a man in the crowd who appeared to be of Asian descent.
- Liu said the moment "wasn't cool," and that the man was "gorgeous" but "we just don't look alike."
Simu Liu criticized the celebrity look-alike video segment at the NBA All-Star Weekend for comparing him to a man who he says he looks nothing like.
The Marvel actor, 33, was part of the winning squad during the celebrity game at the NBA All-Star Weekend, which took place on Friday in Salt Lake City, Utah. But while Liu appeared to enjoy playing alongside the likes of Dwyane Wade, Janelle Monáe, Nicky Jam, and Hasan Minhaj, he wasn't a fan of how he was involved in the celebrity look-alike segment.
On Friday, Liu quote-tweeted a photo another user shared of the moment a man who appeared to be of Asian descent was picked out of the crowd at the Huntsman Center to be his look-alike. Liu is Canadian and was born in China, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
His initial tweet, which has amassed over 137,600 likes as of Sunday, read: "I had a great time but this wasn't cool."
—Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) February 18, 2023
In a follow-up tweet shared on Saturday, the "Shang-Chi" star clarified why he was critical of the comparison.
"To be perfectly clear the entire org and ops team surrounding all-star have been nothing but absolutely stellar to myself and all my friends," he wrote.
"This was just one person with a camera. and no disrespect to my man in the videotron either! he's gorgeous we just don't look alike," he added.
—Simu Liu (@SimuLiu) February 18, 2023
Earlier this week, Liu shared his excitement about the prospect of being involved in the celebrity all-star game. He reshared a series of photos that showed him playing basketball in 2019, which he captioned: "Playing my way to the NBA Celebrity All-Star Game." Retweeting the post on Thursday, he wrote: "Omg we did it guys."
Representatives for Liu and the NBA did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.