Letitia Wright is facing backlash on Twitter after tweeting a link to a YouTube video that contains misinformation and falsehoods about the COVID-19 vaccination.
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The now-deleted tweet led to the Black Panther star's name quickly trending on the site.
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I won't link to the hourlong video by a self-described "prophet" here, but just know that it starts by saying, "I don't understand vaccines medically, but I've always been a little bit of a skeptic of them." The video also contains transphobic elements.
It's safe to say that fans weren't happy:
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Even Don Cheadle, Letitia's Marvel costar, got involved after initially defending her:
Don plays James Rhodes / War Machine.
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Letitia then tweeted to talk about getting "cancelled":
Which caused a dialogue in and of itself — including a response from writer and professor Roxane Gay:
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Letitia then started to respond to some of her replies:
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She also liked tweets calling for her to be recast in Black Panther 2, and for the movie to be canceled:
Letitia Wright / Via Twitter: @letitiawright
Letitia Wright / Via Twitter: @letitiawright
Following all this, Letitia tweeted again to say that her "intention was not to hurt anyone."
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FYI, companies are required to submit a ton of safety data before they get FDA approval. There is nothing to suggest that Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines, which have requested emergency FDA approval, are unsafe.
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Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccines have been approved in the UK — and they've shown to be safe in trials.
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