Actor Adam Pearson has publicly hit back at a comedian who mocked his appearance in a cruel viral tweet.<\/p>\n
\u201cA Different Man\u201d\u00a0star Pearson, who has severe facial disfigurement due to the condition neurofibromatosis, was in attendance at Monday\u2019s Academy Awards<\/a> in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Comedian and podcaster Danny Polishchuk shared a photo of Pearson on the red carpet at the event with his 100,000+ followers on X this week, accompanied by a nasty caption:<\/p>\n Adam Pearson arrives for the 98th annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on March 15, 2026. JILL CONNELLY\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Comedian and podcaster Danny Polishchuk shared a photo of Pearson on the red carpet at the event with his 100,000+ followers on X this week, accompanied by a nasty caption. Danny Polishchuk \/ Facebook<\/p>\n \u201cMe and the boys after taking Chinese Peptides for 5 years.\u201d<\/p>\n Polishchuk was referring to the growing, largely unregulated market for buying synthetic peptides online<\/a>, primarily from Chinese suppliers, for purposes like weight loss<\/a> and muscle gain.<\/p>\n What he perhaps hadn\u2019t realized, though, is that Pearson is also active on X, and was among the three million + people who\u2019ve seen the tweet. Pearson reposted it with a\u00a0caption of his own<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI was today years old when I learned that taking Peptides for 5 years made you an Academy member, award-winning actor and Oscars attendee!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can tell a lot about a persons character by looking at who they\u2019re willing to punch down towards \u2013 even in the name of comedy.\u201d<\/p>\n Pearson reposted Polishchuk\u2019s cruel words with a\u00a0caption of his own. Adam Pearson \/ X<\/p>\n Pearson\u2019s followers applauded him for sticking it to the bully. <\/p>\n \u201cGod bless you, sir, for having to endure this kind of hateful crap,\u201d one fan tweeted.<\/p>\n \u201cDanny little bit jealous of your talent, success and style methinks,\u201d another suggested.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Polishchuck posted the tweet almost 24 hours ago; it\u2019s still online and he has yet to respond to Pearson\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not the first time Pearson has clapped back at hateful comments about his appearance on social media.<\/p>\n This is not the first time Pearson has clapped back at hateful comments about his appearance on social media. Getty Images<\/p>\n