One photo, many opinions

Seth Rogen and Summer House star West Wilson posed for a selfie together at the Creative Arts Emmys. Threads users immediately wanted to know why.

Asked to explain himself

A later red carpet turned into an interrogation. E! News put the question to Rogen directly, and he answered while laughing.

Not an endorsement

Rogen drew a clear line between posing with someone and backing them. The photo, he said, carries no moral weight.

“Just because I take a picture with a reality star, I do not condone their actions”

They are characters to him

He watches reality TV the way you watch a sitcom. The people on screen are parts in a show he enjoys, not friends whose choices he has to defend.

“I view these people as characters on a TV show I like”

There is still a line

Rogen admitted some reality stars would never get a photo from him. West just happened to catch him in a good mood.

“there are some reality people I would not take a picture with at all”

Fans keep arguing

Rogen called West's controversy minor by reality TV standards. West liked the video, and the comments filled up with people disputing that word.

“of all the controversies swirling around reality TV these days, theirs is pretty minor”