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(WJW) — Actor and comedian Dave Coulier is defending his friend and former co-star John Stamos amid negative comments he received for wearing a bald cap to show his support for Coulier’s battle with cancer.
“I’m sorry to see a bunch of negative comments as I’ve just begun my cancer journey,” Coulier posted on social media.
“It’s our friendship (me and John) and this is how we are handling a very tough time,” the 65-year-old said. “I’m a comedian and humor is what drives me. John knows how to cheer me up and I laughed out loud when he arrived wearing a bald cap — being a true loving friend and brother.”
Coulier and Stamos shared pictures of Coulier with a shaved head and Stamos in a bald cap to their social media accounts on Tuesday.
“Nothing like throwing on a bald cap and flexing some Photoshop skills to show some love and solidarity with my bro @dcoulier,” Stamos, 61, wrote in his post.
By early Wednesday the post had more than 5,000 comments. Many were negative.
“Tell me you never interacted with a cancer patient without telling me you’ve never interacted with a cancer patient,” one person wrote.
“So he’s not really supporting him. He’s posing for a photo op.,” another said.
“This isn’t support. You can take your cap off,” another person wrote.
The “Full House” and “Fuller House” co-stars did receive plenty of support — including from former castmates.
“This is fantastic,” Candace Cameron Bure wrote followed by four red heart emojis.
Andrea Barber said, “I love you guys so much.”
“I have heard from so many people who have been inspired enough by my words and actions to say that they are going to check in with their doctors and get mammograms, a colonoscopy or a prostate exam,” Coulier’s post continued.
“I’m choosing to spread the word about early cancer detection to help people. That’s just who I am,” he said.
“I wish nothing but love for all of you,” he ended the post.
Coulier announced last week that he has non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.
“It was a shock,” Coulier told TODAY of the diagnosis.
“I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer,” he told PEOPLE. “This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey.”
