Updated : Mar 27, 2020, 01:44 PM IST | Edited by : Riddhima Kanetkar
Evangeline Lilly, popular for starring in Lost, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Hobbit had recently made some controversial comments about the coronavirus pandemic. Evangeline compared the deadly virus to a 'respiratory flu' and had said that she was no going to isolate herself from the world. She further added that she would venture out, despite living with her ailing father and two children, because she valued her freedom.
Now, the actress has apologised for her 'insensitive' comments, offering an apology on Instagram saying, "Hello everyone. I am writing to you from my home where I have been social distancing since Mar 18th – when social distancing was instituted in the small community where I am currently living."
"At the time of my Mar 16th post, the directives from the authorities here were that we not congregate in groups of more than 250ppl and that we wash our hands regularly, which we were doing. Two days later, those directives changed and, despite my intense trepidation over the socioeconomic and political repercussions of this course of action," she further added.
For the uninformed, after her comments, Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner had bashed the actress, without taking any names, "Stay inside. Don’t be f---ing stupid. Even if you count your – “ [does air quotes] ‘freedom over ... your health.’ I don’t give a f--- about your freedom. You could be infecting other people, other vulnerable people around you by doing this. So stay inside guys! It’s not cool, it’s not big, and it’s not clever… And that’s the tea," she had said.
Evangeline had previously written on Instagram, a few days back, "Some people value their lives over freedom, some people value freedom over their lives. We all make our choices ... where we right now feel a lot too close to Marshall Law [sic] for my comfort already, all in the name of respiratory flu."
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