‘The Boys’ star Valorie Curry asks fans to “respect boundaries” after Comic Con incident
nme.comThe Boys actress Valorie Curry has appealed to fans to “respect boundaries” after having a “deeply uncomfortable” encounter during Comic Con Northern Ireland.The actress joined the satirical superhero series in its latest season as the far-right extremist Misty Tucker Gray, also known as Firecracker.In a video message posted to her Instagram story on Saturday (September 7), Curry mentioned an encounter with two fans who she says became “angry” when she didn’t comply with an “inappropriate” request of theirs.Curry said that while her character had done “some pretty extreme things” on the show, “it’s not okay and it’s not funny to demand those things from me in person”.“I just got back from the first day of Comic-Con in Northern Ireland, in Belfast and by-and-large everyone was fantastic,” she began.“I’ve only just started doing these conventions on my own and everyone, for the most part, has been so lovely and so kind and so respectful – it’s really been wonderful.
But we do need to talk about boundaries and what is appropriate in terms of behaviour.“I know people saw a character that I play do some pretty extreme things on The Boys.
I don’t care if you’re in costume, I don’t care if you are in character. It’s not okay and it’s not funny to demand those things from me in person at my booth.
It’s not okay.“Frankly, to the person who did that repeatedly today, I made it pretty clear that it wasn’t OK and that only seemed to make this person and their friend angry.
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