Chris Evans is someone who has stayed as far from controversy as possible, but now that cheating allegations are taking the Internet by storm, his past is being dug up by netizens, including the time he allegedly signed a bomb.
Last year, an old photo went viral on social media, showing the Captain America star signing a bomb. People wrongly claimed that the bomb was to be used on Palestinian civilians amid the conflict with Israel.
Chris Evans is really living up to the Captain America thing huh? Disgusting.
Free Palestine! pic.twitter.com/0EgRuNqqug
However, the claims were debunked soon enough. As per Reuters, the original photo comes from the Flickr account of the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. According to the photo’s caption, the photo was taken on December 5, 2016, at the Incirlik Air Base in Adana, Turkey.
This took place when Evans and co-star Scarlett Johansson visited the U.S. service members away from their families during the holidays.
Chris Evans Opens up About the Infamous Photo
After the rumors spread like wildfire, Chris Evans himself had to speak out and clear the air. Taking to Instagram, the actor uploaded a story with the same photo. He wrote, “There’s a lot of misinformation surrounding this picture“, and proceeded to give clarification.
He revealed that the object that he had signed was, in fact, not a bomb or a missile, but rather an object used for training or display purposes.
Evans shared a screenshot of a quote by the Air Force in his next story, which read, “The object Chris Evans is signing in the USO tour photo from 2016 is an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) inert training aid. The object is meant to model an artillery shell and is for display and training purposes only” (via AFP).
Chris Evans Cheating Allegations: Who Is Tara Testa?
Chris Evans and Alba Baptista have been happily married since September 2023, and they recently welcomed their first child, daughter Alma Grace, in October 2025. Despite no evidence, rumors of infidelity on Evans’ part have taken over the Internet.
It all started on TikTok when a series of anonymous posts talked about a married A-list actor from Boston being spotted with a brunette at a local bar. The claims added that the mystery man was betraying his wife, who had given birth recently (via X).
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Evans simply ticked all the boxes. At least enough for social media sleuths to name him as the prime suspect. Now the question is, who is the brunette?
Well, some seem to believe that the brunette woman is none other than Tara Testa, Evans’ childhood best friend.
chris and tara's friendship 🥺 pic.twitter.com/qO6o5Oyl0Z
The two were seen at the Academy Awards red carpet in 2015, but Testa was quick to shush any potential rumors about a romantic relationship between them, stating, “Oh no! I’m not his girlfriend.” Evans also added, “No, let’s clarify. This is one of my best friends on the planet from back home.”
tara being mistaken as chris evans girlfriend is the highlight of my oscars 2015 pic.twitter.com/3JpACsWPxp
So far, there have been no photos, no confirmations, no statements – absolutely no concrete evidence that labels Evans as a cheater. Even if Evans and Testa were the duo spotted in the bar, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they had evil intentions, does it? For now, let’s wait for more information on the matter.
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