5 famous people defending Harrison Butker amid commencement speech backlash
4. Patricia Heaton
Actress Patricia Heaton, a practicing Catholic who's best known for her role on the sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” took to Instagram Saturday to react to the uproar surrounding Butker’s commencement speech. “I don’t understand why everybody’s knickers are in a twist,” she said. “The audience applauded twice during the speech and gave him a standing ovation at the end, so clearly they enjoyed what he was saying.”
“The guy is espousing his own opinions and Catholic doctrine. So what? It’s his opinion. He can have one. He’s allowed. He’s not a monster for stating what he believes,” she added.
Heaton concluded her video by saying, “I find nothing offensive about what he said even though my life is very different and he might even look at my life and say that’s not the way it should be.” She asserted that it was “OK” if he felt that way, adding “that’s his opinion.”
