The actress stood by her comments Friday morning, saying her « intention was not to hurt anyone. »
British-Guyanese actress Letitia Wright has been scolded by fans after sharing a controversial video Thursday with unsubstantiated claims about the coronavirus vaccine. The actress, who starred alongside the in the blockbuster film « Black Panther, » shared an hourlong YouTube video with her 360,000 Twitter followers. In the video from On The Table, a discussion channel, host Tomi Arayomi voiced unsubstantiated claims about the dangers of taking vaccines. « I don’t understand vaccines medically, but I’ve always been a little bit of a skeptic of them, » Arayomi said, stating that he doesn’t know if he can trust a vaccine for coronavirus. At one point, he says those who decide to get vaccinated should « hope to God it doesn’t make extra limbs grow. » Wright immediately found herself in hot water with her fans, who condemned the star for using her platform to share misinformation. The post even drew criticism from « Iron Man » actor Don Cheadle, who described the video as « hot garbage » after Twitter users tagged him in several posts, beckoning him to respond.
