"It's actually disrespectful to call it Brat Supper" — Internet calls out Nicholas Alexander Chavez for dancing while dressed as Jesus
Nicholas Alexander Chavez sparked controversy by sharing a BRAT-themed Jesus Christ Halloween costume. On November 1, he posted a video of himself dressed as Jesus, performing a choreographed dance to Charli XCX’s song Apple from her Brat album.
In the video that was initially shared on Instagram and has since been removed, Nicholas Alexander Chavez wore a white toga wrap around his waist and sandals. He performed the Apple dance, which has seemingly become a social media trend. Fake men with arrows in their heads and blood dripping on their faces were seen in the background. It appeared as if the actor wished to mimic The Last Supper by having the men sit across a long table.
The video in question has since gone viral and amassed over multimillion views online. Many people on social media platform X found the video insensitive, with one platform user saying:
Others expressed similar sentiments online and shared their disbelief over the occurrence. Some comments online read:
“Why is he mocking jesus,” an X user said.
“What’s this sick obsession with celebrities mocking Christianity,” another platform user said.
“I’m not even religious, but there is an invisible line of respect between blasphemy and individuality,” another internet user said.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez also shared a photo of him smiling with fake nails in his palm, attempting to depict Jesus’ crucifixion. Meanwhile, other reactions read:
“Marcus Aurelius would be in tears,” an X user commented.
“What in the world am I watching? Is this what it’s like to do hallucinate,” another internet user said.
“Always some Jesus stuff what is wrong with these people fascination with religious imagery in music videos I’m not even religious it’s just annoying,” another platform user said.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez had not responded to the backlash at the time of writing this article. Meanwhile, other netizens said:
“He is mocking Christianity,” an X user said.
“Could non-Christians refrain from using The Last Supper in their stuff,” another internet user said.
For those uninitiated, Nicholas Alexander Chavez is best known for portraying Father Charlie Mayhew on FX’s Grotesquerie horror drama. Prior to starring in the same, he also appeared as Spencer Cassadine in ABC’s General Hospital drama. The Houston, Texas-born attended Denver, Colorado’s East High School, where he was first introduced to acting by starring as Atticus Finch in the school’s production of To Kill a Mockingbird.
More about the Apple TikTok dance trend as Nicholas Alexander Chavez comes under fire
After Charli XCX released her summer hit album Brat, a dance to the song Apple, created by New York-based actor and content creator Kelley Heyer, went viral on social media. In an interview with The Guardian, Heyer shared that she created the dance “on a whim.”
The lyrics read:
“I think the apple’s rotten right to the core/ From all the things passed down from all the apples coming before/ I split the apple down symmetrical lines/ And what I find is kinda scary/ Makes me just wanna drive.”
Although the Brat album is filled with party essentials that discuss alcohol, debauchery, and drugs, the Apple song deals with serious topics. Kelley explained:
“It’s a song about generational trauma, and I turned it into a TikTok dance.”
Several celebrities took part in the trend apart from Charli XCX, including Kerry Washington, the USA Women’s Rugby Team, Eva Longoria, Daisy Edgar Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, and Brooke Shields, among others.