John Krasinski refuses to read social media comments after The Office chat rooms ‘scared the absolute hell’ out of him 20 years ago.

The 45-year-old actor – who played Jim Halpert in the US remake of Ricky Gervais’ iconic sitcom – recalled his early experiences with the idea of people being able to critique however they want on social media.

John – who has been named People’s Sєxiest Man Alive for 2024 – told the outlet in his cover story: ‘I remember on The Office, the computers we had [at our desks] were live, and that was the early days of like MySpace and IMDb chat rooms and stuff.

‘Jenna [Fischer] was super into it and she’d go, “Guys, last night’s episode, they loved it and blah blah, blah.” And so we’d all jump on.

‘One of my first forays down that rabbit hole, I was like, “Oh my God, what did they say?” It was like, “Oh dear Lord.’ And I’ve never gone back. I’ve never gone back.’

Meanwhile, his wife Emily Blunt doesn’t even have an Instagram account. 

John Krasinski refuses to read social media comments after The Office chat rooms ‘scared the absolute hell’ out of him; seen in June

The 45-year-old actor recalled his early experiences with the idea of people being able to critique however they want on social media. Seen on The Office

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The IF star noted that things are much worse now after social media has become more prevalent since those early days.

He added: ‘Truly, that scared the absolute hell out of me, those chat rooms in the early days. So I can’t imagine where it’s gone since.’

Those early days were 20 years ago. 

The A Quiet Place filmmaker has become a huge star from The Office and beyond, and he can still remember the first time he realized his level of fame.

He recalled: ‘It must have been season two of The Office because iPods had come out and I had no idea what an iPod was.

‘I remember a guy came up to me on the street and he held up an iPod and he said, “Look, you’re on my iPod.”

Meanwhile, his wife Emily Blunt doesn’t even have an Instagram account. She said she avoids it because she wants a normal life. Seen in March

‘It’s about a balance,’ she has said. ‘I really am in love with this job, but I’m also in love with my life outside of it’; seen in September

He made the Sєxiest Man Alive cover

‘And the screen was tiny, and I couldn’t see who it was, but it looked a lot like me.

‘And I thought, “I don’t know if that’s fame or if that person’s going to kill me, but either way, that person knows me and that’s a stranger.”

‘So that was that was a big, big moment.’

John’s Instagram account has almost 5M followers and he does not replied to comments.

Meanwhile, his wife Emily Blunt doesn’t even have an Instagram account.

She said she avoids it because she wants a normal life.

‘It’s about a balance,’ she has said. ‘I really am in love with this job, but I’m also in love with my life outside of it.’

Meanwhile, John has admitted he thought he was being pranked when he was told he’d be receiving People’s annual Sєxiest Man Alive accolade.

Asked about his reaction, he said: ‘Just immediate blackout, actually. Zero thoughts. Other than maybe I’m being punked.

‘That’s not how I wake up, thinking, ‘Is this the day that I’ll be asked to be Sєxiest Man Alive?’ And yet it was the day you guys did it. You guys have really raised the bar for me.’