Chris Hemsworth and Wife Elsa Pataky Face Backlash for ‘Violent’ Cake Prank on Twin Sons’ 9th Birthday

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A birthday gag gone wrong? Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky were called out by the parenting police for a prank they pulled while celebrating their twin sons.The Marvel star, 39, and the model, 46, threw a special bash for Sasha and Tristan, who turned 9 years old on Saturday, March 18.

Days later, Hemsworth shared a glimpse of the family’s festivities via Instagram. “Happy 9th birthday to my two little men! Only one way to eat cake in this house and that’s to have mum slam your head into it face first!! ‘Hey mum I don’t like chocolate cake I prefer vanilla’ ‘oh really son, what about now’? @elsapataky,” he captioned the upload.In the photo, Pataky can be seen pushing one of the birthday boys’ faces into a cake while Hemsworth looks on with a smile.

The prank didn’t sit well with some social media users, who took aim at the couple’s means of celebration.“Why people smash their kids face in the cake is above my understanding but whatever,” one follower wrote in the comments section.

Others even called the prank “violent” and “ridiculous.”While some critics were focused on the children’s safety, one Instagram user had a different gripe entirely. “Please tell me you didn’t waste a whole cake?