Jason Momoa apologises to fans for ‘disrespectful’ photo

Aquaman star Jason Momoa has issued an apology after being called out for one glaring issue in an album of pictures from his trip to Italy.

Jason Momoa is apologising after taking pictures and videos during a recent trip to the Sistine Chapel.

Earlier this week, the Aquaman star took to Instagram to share pictures he took of himself admiring the artwork inside the Apostolic Palace. The only problem is photography is off-limits, due to the fact the flash can be harmful to the artwork.

“I LOVE YOU ITALY what a beautiful start to our day off enjoying ROMA,” Momoa captioned his post. Fans were outraged and some even believed the actor, 42, received special treatment.

“We, regular people, are not allowed to film inside the Sistine Chapel,” one user commented. Another fan said, “We can’t take pics but ofc [sic] celebrities can nothing against Jason (I adore him) but it’s not fair.”

“I thought it was forbidden to take pictures at the Sistine Chapel. It WAS, two weeks ago, when we visited. So disrespectful,” someone else wrote.

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Jason Momoa takes photos inside the Sistine Chapel.

Many fans were furious at the double standards of the Vatican rules.

After Momoa received the backlash, he issued an apology video that was shared by Just Jared.

“I just also wanted to say, if you ever felt that I disrespected your culture, it wasn’t my intention,” Momoa said.

“I came here when I was 19 or 20 to experience the Sistine Chapel. I’ve always wanted to and now that I can, I gave a wonderful donation to bring my friends and crew because we only had a couple days off to experience these places.”

He continued, “And then I found people wanted to take pictures with me, which is very odd, during a trip to the Vatican with all this wonder and they want to take pictures with me, which I don’t get, but regardless, I did.

“I was very respectful and I asked for permission from what I thought, would be okay. I would never want to do anything to disrespect someone’s culture. If I did, I apologise. It was not my intention. I paid to have that private moment and gave a nice donation to the church. I love you. I’m sorry if I offended you.”

The actor is in Italy to film the latest Fast and the Furious instalment. Picture: Mike Coppola/Getty Images

Aside from seeing historic sites while in Italy, Momoa has been shooting for his upcoming film Fast X. It is the sequel to F9 and is the 10th main instalment in the Fast & Furious franchise.

The film – which also stars Vin Diesel, Charlize Theron, Sung Kang and John Cena – has a May 2023 release date.

This article originally appeared in Fox News and was reproduced with permission.

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