John Mulaney furiously weighs in as wife Olivia Munn continues to face backlash for shunning Ms Rachel's show

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What started as Olivia Munn sharing which children's shows she doesn't let her kids watch has now evolved into a social-media fueled 'feud' between the 44-year-old actress and YouTube star Ms. Rachel.
And it seems as though Munn's husband John Mulaney has now joined in as well.
In a recent interview with People, Munn - who is mom to two kids - explained her personal preferences when it comes to the kind of children's content she allows in her household.
'I know kids love [Ms. Rachel], but the thing is, if I can't watch it, I'm not going to spend the rest of my life going crazy,' she said.
Munn, 44, also shared that she avoids cartoons, noting that when her son Malcolm asked for Blue's Clues, she responded, 'Hell no. Not in my house.'
But her comments sparked fierce backlash with even Ms. Rachel, 42, furiously hitting back to express her disappointment at the coverage.
Now, in an Instagram story posted on June 11, Mulaney, also 42, weighed in on the matter with backlash against his wife still raging on.
Against a black backdrop, he wrote: 'An innocent comment my wife Olivia Munn made about what children's programs we like has somehow - unbelievably - been conflated with not caring about the deaths of children in Gaza.'
But her comments sparked fierce backlash with even Ms. Rachel, 42, furiously hitting back to express her disappointment at the coverage
'Because of this, my wife and two kids are now receiving violent and threatening comments and messages in her DMs,' he continued.
'This is absolutely insane and needs to stop. The people doing this are so wildly out of line and so unhelpful to any conversation.
'You took a nothing comment to a dark and dangerous place.
'This kind of behavior isn't activism.'
After publications started covering Munn's comments, Ms. Rachel, 42, commented and posted, 'I'd rather you cover my advocacy for kids in Gaza.'
Since then, Ms. Rachel fans have criticized Munn, calling her 'selfish' for not dealing with children's shows her kids may want to watch just because she didn't personally like them.
Others called her comments tone deaf as Ms. Rachel is one of the few public figures actively and publicly advocating for Palestinian children.
In light of his comments, many have rushed to praise Mulaney for defending his wife and added that attacking Munn 'isn't activism.'
In light of his comments, Mulaney received mixed reaction from fans
'I've said it before, but this kind of "activism" gets people nowhere and actually makes people not take it seriously,' one user shared.
'Mulaney is Mr. Stand On Business when it comes to Olivia like you're not gonna say s**t about his woman and expect to get away with it,' an X (formerly Twitter) user shared.
But others jumped to criticize him, pointing out that this was the first time the comedian and actor even mentioned the dying children in Gaza.
'Finally mentioning Gaza after almost two years because someone was mean to my wife,' one user mocked.
'Most of the criticisms of Munn have centered around her coming off as a selfish parent, so it's odd that Mulaney's first ever mention of Gaza is to frame it in these terms,' another said.