Amandla Stenberg has defended herself after being criticised for calling out New York Times movie critic Lena Wilson.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old actor, who stars in A24\u2019s newest horror comedy film, Bodies Bodies Bodies, told Wilson off for writing in her review that the movie \u201cdoubles as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage\u201d.<\/p>\n
A few days after the NYT review was published, Stenberg DM\u2019d Wilson on Instagram, saying: \u201cYour review is great, maybe if you had gotten your eyes off my tits you could\u2019ve watched the movie!\u201d<\/p>\n
To which Wilson responded: \u201cHey, Amandla! Generally a big fan of your work, but this sure is something. Really wishing you well in your career and life. Have a nice night.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stenberg\u2019s comment has since received backlash after Wilson shared a screenshot of the exchange on Twitter.<\/p>\n
Now, in a new video posted on her Instagram story today (18 August), the actor has explained her actions, claiming that she was only trying to be funny.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m receiving a lot of commentary on the internet for being a very naughty girl and for sending a DM that I thought was hilarious,\u201d Stenberg began. \u201cThere\u2019s a film critic and her name is Lena Wilson. She described [Bodies Bodies Bodies] as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage,\u2019 which I thought was hilarious. I\u2019m proud that a piece of work I was a part of was described as such in such a renowned publication.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lena Wilson and Amandla Stenberg Instagram exchange <\/p>\n
(Lena Wilson\/ Twitter screenshot)<\/p>\n
She continued: \u201cI thought it was hilarious. I thought because Lena is gay, and I am also gay\u2026 as gay people, we would both find this comment funny. I was also curious to know what Lena would say to such a statement. Lena decided to publish it and also says that I am homophobic for saying that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s quite surprising the amount of commentary I receive on my boobs. I wore this tank top in this movie because me and the costumed designer felt it fit the character well. I do get tired of people talking about my chest. There seems to be a lot of unwarranted conversation about my chest,\u201d Stenberg added. <\/p>\n
\u201cLena, I thought your review was hilarious. I thought my DM was funny. I did not mean to harass you. I do not wish you any harm. You are allowed to have your criticism on my work and I\u2019m allowed to have my criticisms of your work. I wish you the best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bodies Bodies Bodies is out in cinemas now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Amandla Stenberg has defended herself after being criticised for calling out New York Times movie critic Lena Wilson. The 23-year-old actor, who stars in A24\u2019s newest horror comedy film, Bodies Bodies Bodies, told Wilson off for writing in her review that the movie \u201cdoubles as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage\u201d. A few days after the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n