Letitia Wright.Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty for FlannelsLetitia Wrightsays she found a “healthy way” to move on from backlash she received in December 2020 forre-tweeting an anti-vaccination videoon Twitter amid the COVID pandemic.At the time,Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveractress, 29, wrote in a post, “if you don’t conform to popular opinions but ask questions and think for yourself….you get cancelled,” and then, “my intention was not to hurt anyone, my ONLY intention of posting the video was it raised my concerns with what the vaccine contains and what we are putting in our bodies. Nothing else.“When asked about the controversy in an interviewwith The Guardian, Wright said, “I feel it’s something I experienced two years ago and I have in a healthy way moved on. And in a healthy way I’ve apologized and deleted my Twitter. I just apologized for any hurt that was caused to anybody.“The interviewer asked if that video had reflected her viewpoint, to which Wright replied, “That’s exactly what my apology was. It was saying this is not me, and I apologize.“Frazer Harrison/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.The Guardian reporter also asked if she’s been vaccinated for COVID-19. She answered: “I have apologized and I have moved on. Next question. Thanks.“She-HulkactressJameela Jamilappeared to confirm Wright’s vaccination status on Twitter last month after a fan brought up her past controversy. After tweeting praise forWakanda Foreverand adding that Wright “deserves all the good s—” for her performance, one person replied “but she’s antivax,” to which Jamil, 36, said, “She’s literally vaccinated….“RELATED VIDEO: Lupita Nyong’o Says MakingWakanda ForeverGave Cast an Outlet to Grieve and Pay Tribute to Chadwick Boseman"Dude. It has been repeatedly clarified that she is not anti vaccine and that the rumors about her behavior were false,“addedJamil. “Yes a video was posted early on, but frankly I’m with any Black person who is at least skeptical of scientific experiments, which at first, the vaccines were.“Wright recentlyopened up toVarietyabout healing from amajor injury that happenedon the Boston set of the Marvel movie last August and caused the production to shut down. She said, “I’m still processing it. I’m still working through it in therapy. It was really traumatic.“Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris now in theaters.
Letitia Wright.Photo: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty for Flannels
Letitia Wrightsays she found a “healthy way” to move on from backlash she received in December 2020 forre-tweeting an anti-vaccination videoon Twitter amid the COVID pandemic.At the time,Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveractress, 29, wrote in a post, “if you don’t conform to popular opinions but ask questions and think for yourself….you get cancelled,” and then, “my intention was not to hurt anyone, my ONLY intention of posting the video was it raised my concerns with what the vaccine contains and what we are putting in our bodies. Nothing else.“When asked about the controversy in an interviewwith The Guardian, Wright said, “I feel it’s something I experienced two years ago and I have in a healthy way moved on. And in a healthy way I’ve apologized and deleted my Twitter. I just apologized for any hurt that was caused to anybody.“The interviewer asked if that video had reflected her viewpoint, to which Wright replied, “That’s exactly what my apology was. It was saying this is not me, and I apologize.“Frazer Harrison/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.The Guardian reporter also asked if she’s been vaccinated for COVID-19. She answered: “I have apologized and I have moved on. Next question. Thanks.“She-HulkactressJameela Jamilappeared to confirm Wright’s vaccination status on Twitter last month after a fan brought up her past controversy. After tweeting praise forWakanda Foreverand adding that Wright “deserves all the good s—” for her performance, one person replied “but she’s antivax,” to which Jamil, 36, said, “She’s literally vaccinated….“RELATED VIDEO: Lupita Nyong’o Says MakingWakanda ForeverGave Cast an Outlet to Grieve and Pay Tribute to Chadwick Boseman"Dude. It has been repeatedly clarified that she is not anti vaccine and that the rumors about her behavior were false,“addedJamil. “Yes a video was posted early on, but frankly I’m with any Black person who is at least skeptical of scientific experiments, which at first, the vaccines were.“Wright recentlyopened up toVarietyabout healing from amajor injury that happenedon the Boston set of the Marvel movie last August and caused the production to shut down. She said, “I’m still processing it. I’m still working through it in therapy. It was really traumatic.“Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris now in theaters.
Letitia Wrightsays she found a “healthy way” to move on from backlash she received in December 2020 forre-tweeting an anti-vaccination videoon Twitter amid the COVID pandemic.
At the time,Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveractress, 29, wrote in a post, “if you don’t conform to popular opinions but ask questions and think for yourself….you get cancelled,” and then, “my intention was not to hurt anyone, my ONLY intention of posting the video was it raised my concerns with what the vaccine contains and what we are putting in our bodies. Nothing else.”
When asked about the controversy in an interviewwith The Guardian, Wright said, “I feel it’s something I experienced two years ago and I have in a healthy way moved on. And in a healthy way I’ve apologized and deleted my Twitter. I just apologized for any hurt that was caused to anybody.”
The interviewer asked if that video had reflected her viewpoint, to which Wright replied, “That’s exactly what my apology was. It was saying this is not me, and I apologize.”
Frazer Harrison/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
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The Guardian reporter also asked if she’s been vaccinated for COVID-19. She answered: “I have apologized and I have moved on. Next question. Thanks.”
She-HulkactressJameela Jamilappeared to confirm Wright’s vaccination status on Twitter last month after a fan brought up her past controversy. After tweeting praise forWakanda Foreverand adding that Wright “deserves all the good s—” for her performance, one person replied “but she’s antivax,” to which Jamil, 36, said, “She’s literally vaccinated….”
RELATED VIDEO: Lupita Nyong’o Says MakingWakanda ForeverGave Cast an Outlet to Grieve and Pay Tribute to Chadwick Boseman
“Dude. It has been repeatedly clarified that she is not anti vaccine and that the rumors about her behavior were false,“addedJamil. “Yes a video was posted early on, but frankly I’m with any Black person who is at least skeptical of scientific experiments, which at first, the vaccines were.”
Wright recentlyopened up toVarietyabout healing from amajor injury that happenedon the Boston set of the Marvel movie last August and caused the production to shut down. She said, “I’m still processing it. I’m still working through it in therapy. It was really traumatic.”
Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveris now in theaters.
source: people.com
