--- title: People Come to Jason Momoa's Defense Against the Haters description: If Jason Momoa was at all hurt by critics saying he has a "dad bod," he can find some solace in the fans coming to his defense. canonical: https://time.com/5624583/jason-momoa-dad-bod-criticism/ author: Rachel E. Greenspan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-07-11T18:10:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:59:28.797Z og:title: People Come to Jason Momoa's Defense Against the Haters and the Body Shamers og:description: Dad bod whom? og:url: https://time.com/5624583/jason-momoa-dad-bod-criticism/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75867cc077adf409/6989ffcf656a3f585fbd8927/jason-momoa-dad-bod.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: People Come to Jason Momoa's Defense Against the Haters og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: People Come to Jason Momoa's Defense Against the Haters and the Body Shamers twitter:description: Dad bod whom? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75867cc077adf409/6989ffcf656a3f585fbd8927/jason-momoa-dad-bod.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # People Come to Jason Momoa's Defense Against the Haters and the Body Shamers by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Jul 11, 2019 6:10 PM UTC  Jason Momoa arrives at Laperouse restaurant where a pre-wedding dinner for Zoe Kravitz and Karl Glusma is to be held on June 28, 2019 in Paris, France. Jason Momoa arrives at Laperouse restaurant where a pre-wedding dinner for Zoe Kravitz and Karl Glusma is to be held on June 28, 2019 in Paris, France.Edward Berthelot—GC Images/Getty Images by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Jul 11, 2019 6:10 PM UTC Friends in high places are coming to [Jason Momoa’s](https://time.com/5478702/jason-momoa-haka-aquaman-premiere/) defense after some made their feelings known about his body on Twitter. Once pictures of the _Aquaman_ star shirtless circulated, some aired their grievances for the star best known for the DC Comics film and as [Khal Drogo](https://time.com/5573097/khal-drogo-shaves-beard/) on the early seasons of _Game of Thrones_ It all started when _Us Weekly_ shared a picture from his vacation in Venice on Instagram. Initially, the post received a lot of not-so-warm comments at Momoa’s appearance, as can be expected with celebrity photos. But his defenders rolled out in full force, calling out all those who had critiqued the star. “Still has a better body then 90% of people commenting,” one user wrote. “He looks amazing as always,” wrote another. Twitter users have jumped in on the Momoa discourse, too. “Jason Momoa is fine — like ‘fine’ fine,” author Joy-Ann Reid wrote. > [](https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/1149171223554904065) A number of people even joked that they could never take their shirt off again of Momoa’s body is getting flack. > [](https://twitter.com/juanjocadotte/status/1149227783450591232) > [](https://twitter.com/cultofdusty1/status/1148792677653262336) One user pointed out the valid point that Momoa didn’t even have the chance to flex for the photo. > [](https://twitter.com/BenTheKahn/status/1149044476767289344) Here are some of the defenses of Momoa on Twitter. A note for those who body shame. It might not be tolerated. > [](https://twitter.com/tomandlorenzo/status/1149349021821091841) > [](https://twitter.com/JXEDEAL/status/1149028188963692550) > [](https://twitter.com/heyonlyamya/status/1149117098121187328) > [](https://twitter.com/mselizabethr/status/1149123037356339200) > [](https://twitter.com/dfretter%5F/status/1148289057484443648) > [](https://twitter.com/whitneyisabunny/status/1149132970588016640) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5624583/jason-momoa-dad-bod-criticism/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5624583/jason-momoa-dad-bod-criticism/"},"headline":"People Come to Jason Momoa's Defense Against the Haters and the Body Shamers","datePublished":"2019-07-11T18:10:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:59:28.797Z","description":"Dad bod whom?","url":"https://time.com/5624583/jason-momoa-dad-bod-criticism/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75867cc077adf409/6989ffcf656a3f585fbd8927/jason-momoa-dad-bod.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel E. 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