Salma Hayek apologizes for promoting 'American Dirt' without reading the book.
Hayek said on Instagram she posted a message on Friday after she"got very excited when"In the description of the book I learned that it was the story of a Mexican woman, so I rushed into sharing my excitement with you. I confess, I have not read it and was not aware of any kind of controversy,"."I apologize for shouting out something without experiencing it or doing my research on it.
The Instagram post she had previously published, posing with the book and praising Winfrey for “giving a voice to the voiceless & for loving harder in response to hate,” has been deleted, Hayek said.Nicole Acevedo is a staff reporter at NBC News Digital where she reports, writes and produces content for NBC Latino and NBCNews.com.
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