'This has been a huge wake up call about the significance my words have, now more than ever.' Vanessa Hudgens took to Instagram Stories to apologize for her recent 'insensitive' comments on the coronavirus pandemic
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThe actress and singer walked back comments she made during an Instagram Live, saying that her words were "taken out of context."
During Monday's video, Hudgens, who is looking directly at the camera, responds to shutdown orders that some — including President Donald Trump — have said could last as long as July or August. “Um, yeah, ’til July sounds like a bunch of bullshit,” she said of a potential quarantine to her 38.4 million followers.
But it was the comments from the Instagram Live clip that immediately caught fire with followers and other social media users, who were quick to call Hudgens out for not being sensitive enough to the global crisis. Journalist and influencer Yashar Ali was among the most high-profile Twitter users who posted the clip and challenged her on her comments: "What a horrible and heartless message for you to share with the younger people who look up to you.
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