Today’s Bear of the Day is Momota in Japan’s Oga Aquarium!
Momota is a male polar bear cub born in December 2025! His favorite thing to do is play with his toys, specifically a collection of traffic cones! His mother Momo is getting tired of his antics! #beartwt
Jon Bernthal says one of the most controversial decisions of his career was giving Shia LaBeouf a platform after abuse allegations because he believed a real friend doesn’t disappear when someone hits rock bottom.
“I heard the allegations and I was heartbroken.”
“There’s a red line for me. If you put your hands on a woman or a child i can’t be down with you.”
“For two years we barely spoke.”
“Then I heard he was sober, married, and about to become a father.”
“I reached out and said, ‘Maybe it’s time for you and me to have another talk.’”
“Everybody around me said, ‘This is the worst idea in the world. You cannot do that.’”
“But being a friend isn’t about turning your back on somebody when they’ve done something deplorable.”
“Your job as a friend is to make sure they never do it again.”
“I didn’t want to exonerate him.”
“I didn’t want to save him.”
“I wanted to check on him and see whether he was actually doing the work.”
“After the episode came out, I got an enormous amount of backlash.”
“For the first time as a public person, I experienced real hatred.”
“But I don’t regret it.”
“I’ve had people reach out saying they were heading down the same path.”
“They said hearing that conversation made them get sober, get help, and change.”
“There are places that help victims after abuse.”
“But who’s talking to the broken young men before they become abusers?”
“Who’s telling them, ‘Stop. Get help. Change your behavior before you destroy someone else’s life.’”
“I stand by that conversation.”