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

” My intent was not to hurt anyone,” Wright said after reaction appeared

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

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

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Wright’s since-deleted Thursday night post included the prayer hands emoji along 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.

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As fans condemned Wright for sharing the video, the starlet began safeguarding herself in replies. One fan called Wright’s post “humiliating” and encouraged her to look up videos on the vaccine published by certified doctors, to which Wright responded to: “My point has been made. You said go and look up qualified medical professionals. I did. They shared. They also got cancelled. So what now?”

“I have actually also heard from medically certified physicians who got their short 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 garbage” when pushed for a reaction by fans online. While the actor does not concur with the video, he said he would not “throw [Wright] away” due to the fact that she published it.

” Jesus. “I would never protect anybody publishing this.

Wright earned rave evaluations for her efficiency in Steve McQueen’s “ Little Axe” entry “Mangrove,” which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The actress is anticipated to take a much more main role in the approaching Marvel tentpole “Black Panther 2.”