After ‘Cosby’ actor Geoffrey Owens was caught bagging groceries at a local New Jersey Trader Joe’s and job-shamed online for it, his world has been turned upside down. Photos of the event went viral and people everywhere, including celebs, came to his defense in honor of hard work.

Owens went on Good Morning America to discuss his reaction to the hype over his day job making this following statement.

“This business of my being this ‘Cosby guy’ who got shamed for working at Trader Joe's, in some measure of time that’s going to pass, but I hope what doesn't pass is this rethinking about what it means to work, the honor of the working person and the dignity of work. I hope that this period that we're in now where we have a heightened sensitivity about that, and a reevaluation of what it means to work, and a reevaluation of the idea that some jobs are better than others, because that's actually not true. There is no job that’s better than another job—it might pay better, it might have better benefits, it might look better on a resume and on paper—but actually, it's not better. Every job is worthwhile and valuable, and if we have a rethinking about that because of what happened to me that would be great, but no one should feel sorry for me, either from a positive or negative perspective. I've had a great life. I've had a great career and I've had a career that most actors would die for. So no one has to feel sorry for me. I'm doing fine.”

After the controversy and the GMA interview came out, job opportunities started pouring in for the actor. On Twitter Tyler Perry offered Owens a job on his latest project on the OWN network stating “#GeoffreyOwens I’m about to start shooting OWN’s number one drama next week! Come join us!!! I have so much respect for people who hustle between gigs. The measure of a true artist.”

After all is said and done, I think Geoffrey Owens will be, just fine.