Kevin Sorbo Bragged About Throwing A Tantrum (Over Masks) In Starbucks, And People Were Not Having It

The mid-1990s breakout star of Hercules is still mostly known for, well, Hercules, but he has been branching out. Kevin Sorbo’s now also known for his conspiracy-theory loving, right-wing ways on Twitter, so it’s no surprise that he’s an anti-masker, too. He did, after all, pin this freedom-hugging sentence to the top of his Twitter profile: “Raise your hand if you’re more concerned about losing your Constitutional rights than you are about Covid.”

Well, Sorbo resides in California, where he’s advocated for Photoshop-induced secession, and that’s about the same level of willful blindness that he apparently took while striding into a Starbucks this week. The state’s heading back into mask-mandate mode, and Starbucks (as a private company, which obviously requires clothing of its customers and also requires masks) is already on the assignment. In response, Sorbo claimed/confessed/bragged that he threw a massive public tantrum. He declared that this was the first time this has ever happened, and it’s a heck of a hill to die on.

“i’m not proud of this but i just made a scene in public for the first time in my life,” Sorbo tweeted. “I walked into Starbucks and they asked me to put a mask on. I yelled this is BS. I turned around and walked out. I know what you’re thinking… My first mistake was walking into a Starbucks!”

— Kevin Sorbo (@ksorbs) July 20, 2021

In response to Sorbo freaking out over “freedom,” people had absolutely no sympathy for him not pitching in to help protect others with a small strip of fabric.

— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) July 20, 2021

Do you get upset that they require you to wear shirts, pants and shoes Cry more snowflake

— Irishrygirl (@irishrygirl) July 20, 2021

Wow, I didn't realize Kevin Sorbo wanted to tweet about this! You see, I was at that Starbucks. Kevin Sorbo walked in there without a mask, and the barista told him to put it on. It's true that he did yell, "This is BS!" but he had tears welling up in his eyes.

— cspamus2 (@cspamus2) July 21, 2021

lol literally you pic.twitter.com/ArJrg0Kf4Y

— Jason Bailey (@jasondashbailey) July 21, 2021

What a precious, fragile flower you are… pic.twitter.com/dhZ0ILhogg

— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) July 21, 2021

idk. I think your first mistake was not renewing your Hercules contract and torpedoing your career

— i bless the rains down in castamere (@Chinchillazllla) July 21, 2021

1st mistake was being a maskless asshole.

— Agolf Twitler Slayer (@bblock29) July 20, 2021

You might think you’re a superhero but you’re not. Ask the people who have had Covid and you’ll know it’s not just the flu. And masks protect everyone. Everyone needs to be vaccinated also!

— Ann-dee (@Picassolady1) July 20, 2021