Letitia Wright responds to anti-vax outrage after posting video questioning COVID vaccine

” My intent was not to harm anybody,” Wright stated after backlash erupted

Letitia Wright at “Mangrove” opening at 64 th BFI London Movie Celebration ( David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage)

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“My intention was not to harm anybody,” the “ Black Panther” starlet posted on Twitter early Friday early morning. “My only objective of posting the video was it raised my issues with what the vaccine includes and what we are putting in our bodies.

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Wright’s since-deleted Thursday night post consisted of the prayer hands emoji together with a 69- minute YouTube video from the “On the Table” channel. The video is hosted by Light London Church leader Tomi Arayomi and finds him questioning the legitimacy of the COVID-19 vaccine. Variety noted the video also contained climate change skepticism and transphobic remarks. Wright was identified an anti-vaxxer after sharing the video and initially responded to the backlash by posting: “If you don’t comply with popular viewpoints. Ask questions and think for yourself … you get cancelled.”

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As fans condemned Wright for sharing the video, the actress started defending herself in replies. You said go and look up qualified physicians.

“I have actually likewise heard from medically qualified physicians who got their articles and videos taken down.

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Don Cheadle, Wright’s co-star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, called the “On the Table” video “hot trash” when pushed for a response by fans online. While the star does not concur with the video, he stated he would not “toss [Wright] away” due to the fact that she published it.

” Jesus. Simply scrolled through. Hot trash. Whenever I stopped and listened, he and whatever he said sounded crazy and [fucked] up,” Cheadle composed. “I would never protect anyone publishing this. I still will not toss her away over it. The rest i’ll remove twitter.”

Wright made rave reviews for her performance in Steve McQueen’s “ Small Axe” entry “Mangrove,” which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The actress is anticipated to take a lot more main function in the upcoming Marvel tentpole “Black Panther 2.”