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Black Panther star Letitia Wright moans she’s being ‘cancelled’ after controversial Covid-19 vaccine comments

BLACK Panther star Letitia Wright has moaned she's been "cancelled" after sharing her controversial opinions on Covid-19 vaccines.

The actress, 27, sparked backlash after posting a video that questioned the safety and effectiveness of a potential vaccine for the virus.

Letitia Wright claimed she's been "cancelled" after sharing her controversial opinions on Covid-19 vaccines
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Letitia Wright claimed she's been "cancelled" after sharing her controversial opinions on Covid-19 vaccinesCredit: Getty - Contributor

Letitia - best known for - shared an episode from a YouTube series called On The Table.

During the clip, presenter Tomi Arayomi says: “I don’t understand vaccines medically, but I’ve always been a little bit of a skeptic of them.”

Letitia posted the clip on Twitter alongside a prayer hands emoji.

After being branded "irresponsible" for her post, the star hit back on Twitter.

The Black Panther star shared a clip that questioned the safety of vaccines
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The Black Panther star shared a clip that questioned the safety of vaccinesCredit: null
Letitia shared it with a prayer hands emoji
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Letitia shared it with a prayer hands emoji Credit: Twitter
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Letitia defended herself but apologized if she made anyone 'upset'
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Letitia defended herself but apologized if she made anyone 'upset' Credit: Twitter

"If you don't conform to popular opinions. but ask questions and think for yourself....you get cancelled," she wrote.

Letitia added: "Not my intention to make anyone upset nor am I saying don't take it.

"I'm just concerned about what's in it that's all. Isn't that fair to question or ask?"

After one user told her to read some medical journals, the Black Mirror star responded: "Still have a right to worry about how my body will react. It's not lazy, it's thinking for myself."

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She shot back at trolls who called her opinions 'lazy'
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She shot back at trolls who called her opinions 'lazy'Credit: Twitter
Her Avengers costar Don Cheadle said the video she shared was 'hot garbage'
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Her Avengers costar Don Cheadle said the video she shared was 'hot garbage'Credit: Twitter

The star added: "Make an example out of me for asking if something is right for my body before taking it. Interesting world we live in."

Letitia's Avengers: Endgame costar, Don Cheadle, replied to her tweet about getting "cancelled" with the words: "Bye, Letitia..."

He later deleted the tweet and explained that he was just "jabbing at her for her tweet rhyming letitia with felicia".

Letitia - pictured with Jon Boyega - has been urged to delete her tweets
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Letitia - pictured with Jon Boyega - has been urged to delete her tweetsCredit: Getty - Contributor
She is currently starring in Steve McQueen's BBC drama, Small Axe
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She is currently starring in Steve McQueen's BBC drama, Small AxeCredit: AP:Associated Press

After being told to watch the video Letitia had shared by a follower, the 56-year-old actor said: "Jesus... just scrolled through. Hot garbage.

"Every time I stopped and listened, he and everything he said sounded crazy and fkkkd up.

"I would never defend anybody posting this. but I still won't throw her away over it. The rest I'll take off Twitter. Had no idea."

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