Boston native Mark Wahlberg spoke about the tragedy that struck his hometown on Monday, revealing all he wanted to do was embrace his children.
“I just wanted to rush home today and hug my kids, and you know it’s a crazy world that we’re living in,” Wahlberg said last night during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
The father of four said he’s thankful for his family’s safety, “but we have some people that we know that were affected by it and you know we have to do everything we can to help those families.”
He told viewers to “please pray for all the people in Boston and all their families, and especially the Richard family.”
The blast on Monday killed at least three people, including an 8-year-old boy, Martin Richard.
“And you know we obviously have to do everything we can to start protecting our women and children and people in our country. It’s crazy.”
Wahlberg was in a somber mood Monday night following the blasts.
“It’s just so upsetting,” he told Page Six at the New York premiere of his new film, “Pain and Gain.”
“Obviously I [have a] huge family and so many family and friends back in Boston… I don’t know if everybody is ok. I’m just trying to be here and put on a good face and be a professional and do my job, but I’m obviously very upset by it. The world needs to change if you think about all of the events over the last couple of years. If we can’t protect our innocent women and children, and people, we’ve got a serious problem.”