Mark Wahlberg was in a sombre mood at the New York premiere of his new film, Pain and Gain— still grappling with the tragedy that struck his hometown of Boston.
Earlier on Monday two bombs went off near the finish line at the Boston Marathon. Three people were killed and at least 140 were injured.
“I really didn’t even want to come tonight. I hadn’t really heard much — I spoke to my mom, and most of my family seems to be OK. It’s such a big event, there’s so many people there. It’s horrible man. It’s [expletive] disgusting, man. I just — I’m very upset,” Wahlberg said on Monday night.
“You try to put everything in God’s hands and whatever happens here is out of our control and there’s a bigger picture. But it’s still obviously upsetting,” the 41-year old actor said on the red carpet before going into the premiere hosted by The Cinema Society.
New York rapper 50 Cent was a guest at the premiere and before going inside, he expressed his dismay.
“Why is it even happening? But there’s no explanation. We don’t even know what happened [yet],” 50 Cent said.
He added: “When you see kids involved in it, I can’t write it off. I can’t say maybe [it was] karma that is why the kid was where he was.”
An eight-year-old boy was among those killed in Boston.
But the rapper said the tragedy doesn’t make him feel less safe than usual.
“If anyone is feeling that way they have to allow themselves to accept the reality that we don’t have control of our fate,” he said.
Before coming to the premiere, Nurse Jackie star Peter Facinelli was running on his treadmill when he saw the news on television.
“My heart goes out to the families and the victims. I don’t know who caused it, just like everyone else, I’m in the dark. I’m waiting to get to the bottom of it,” he said at the event.
“If it was terrorism, people are going to need to know they’re not going to stop us,” he added. “We’re not going to be afraid. So for me, the best thing to do is to not hide inside. Proceed with caution but live your life.”
New Kids on the Block singer Joey McIntyre tweeted that he was OK after he completed the 26.2-mile run.
“There was an explosion by the finish line about 5 minutes after I finished,” the 40-year-old posted. “I’m ok but I’m sure there are many hurt.”
New Kids on the Block is based out of Boston. McIntyre’s bandmate Donnie Wahlberg tweeted “please reach out if you hear that [McIntyre] is ok!!!!!” before he heard that his friend was safe.
Authorities still don’t know who is responsible for the attack.
Some 23,000 runners took part in the race, which attracts more than 500,000 spectators and finishes up in the heart of central Boston.
