(NEXSTAR) — Actor Dean Cain, best known for his role as Superman in the 1990s TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” made rare headlines this week after the outspoken conservative announced he would be joining Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The move came as the Trump administration continues its potentially unconstitutional ICE raids and mass deportations.
Cain, 59, is scheduled to be sworn in as an “honorary ICE officer” in the next month, per the Department of Homeland Security. But while the announcement was met with acclaim from supporters of the administration, elsewhere, it’s garnered Cain a multitude of criticism.
One such critic is Colombian-American actor John Leguizamo (Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”), who has been vocal about his condemnation of ICE raids and the U.S.’ detention centers, took aim at Cain, dubbing the actor a “loser.”
In an Instagram post on Friday, Leguizamo spoke directly to Cain saying, “What kind of loser volunteers to be an ICE officer? What a moron. Your pronouns are has/been.”
The comments of Leguizamo’s post were equally venomous towards Cain, with fellow actor Frank Grillo (James Gunn’s “Superman”) replying: “never was “. hahahahha. 😂”
On Saturday, Leguizamo whacked Cain again, this time in an Instagram story featuring a fake DVD case bearing Cain’s likeness with the faux film title “Aged Ice”. The repost was from a meme account who captioned the post with “More like ‘Dean needs a cane’ amiright?”
Elsewhere on the internet, Cain hasn’t escaped the ire of everyday people, either. A popular social media joke circulating right now is some form of the following: “I’m really trying to boycott Dean Cain but there’s just… nothing to boycott.”
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