During an in-depth conversation with The Guardian journalist Simon Hattenstone, Marvel star Letitia Wright finds herself able to clarify what really happened two years ago with her controversial Twitter activity at the height of the pandemic. As the world’s population became increasingly divided over the Black Panther The actress’ stance on vaccination, the fate of a major franchise and one of her seminal films was left hanging after a single video Wright shared on Twitter.
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As Black Panther: Wakanda Forever finds herself gathering a deluge of moviegoers and reaching the highest parameters of critical and commercial acclaim, Letitia Wright is once again brought to the forefront of speculation as she finally attempts to regain control of the narrative by responding to four carefully worded questions.
Letitia Wright’s Controversial Anti-Vax Dilemma
While Letitia Wright has become perhaps one of Marvel’s brightest stars and the face of Black Panther IP, speculation still follows her like a shadow as long as Wright manages to avoid her involvement in sharing controversial sentiments on Twitter. At the end of 2020, the Mangrove The actress found herself plagued with rumours, allegations and shouting at her after she shared a video on Twitter featuring a pastor spouting messages condemning vaccination and the LGBTQ+ community. These were qualified “children of hell” who “invaded the church by the pastor and the video immediately caused public outcry as the Marvel fandom lamented the downfall of Letitia Wright.
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The following day, Letitia Wright formally apologized on Twitter shortly before deleting her account. The following years were not favorable to her as she resumed work on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie (she had also liked a tweet advocating the film’s cancellation, though that could be attributed to grief over the passing of Chadwick Boseman whom she considered a brother). His infamous injury further halted production on the film for an extended period and the status of his vaccination threatened his return from the UK to the US to complete the film. black panther 2 pull.
Letitia Wright finally clears the air about her anti-vax stance
During his interview with The GuardianLetitia Wright answers a few questions the world has been searching for the answer to since Wright shared the infamous video in 2020. Asked about her tweet and whether she feared being subjected to the wrath of cancel culture, the Marvel actress affirms,
“I feel like it’s something I went through two years ago and moved on in a healthy way. And in a healthy way, I apologized and deleted my Twitter. I just apologized for any hurt caused to anyone.
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She assures that her message was not an endorsement of transphobic and homophobic opinions and that “That’s exactly what my apology was. He said it’s not me, and I apologize. These are things I’m not and I apologized and moved on. However, despite her many apologies, she refuses to answer the one burning question – “Have you been vaccinated? — to which she responds, once again, “I apologized and moved on. Next question. Thanks.”
Queen Ramonda actress Angela Bassett and Marvel producer Nate Moore had advocated strongly for Wright before the sequel film was released and the latter claimed, “She has never been anything but the greatest professional and a joy to have around.” Rumors that the sequel’s ending was changed in light of the controversies surrounding its lead actress have never been confirmed.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever now playing in theaters.
Source: The Guardian
