The actress posted the comments to her 38.4 million followers on Instagram but later said the remarks "are being taken out of context.Actress Vanessa Hudgens was accused of making insensitive remarks about the coronavirus pandemic in an Instagram video in which she said deaths are "terrible but ... inevitable.
"Um, yeah, 'til July sounds like a bunch of bulls---. I'm sorry," Hudgens said Monday of the potential length of the social distancing in the U.S. "It's a virus, I get it. Like, I respect it. But at the same time, like, even if everybody gets it, like, yeah, people are gonna die, which is terrible but, like, inevitable?"She added in the Instagram Live video: "I don't know. Maybe I shouldn't be doing this right now.In another Instagram video Tuesday, Hudgens, who has 38.4 million followers, said: "So yesterday I did an Instagram Live, and I realized today that some of my comments are being taken out of context."
"It's a crazy time. It's a crazy, crazy time. And I am at home and in lockdown. And that's what I hope you guys are doing, too, in full quarantine and staying safe and sane. I don't take this situation lightly by any means. I am home. So stay inside, y'all."
She also apologized in a statement on her Twitter account Tuesday afternoon, saying she was "so sorry" for the way she has "offended anyone and everyone" who saw the clip from her Instagram Live on Monday.I realize my words were insensitive and not at all appropriate for the situation our country and the world are in right now," the statement said, adding it has been a "huge" wake-up call about the significance her words have, now more than ever.
I'm sending safe wishes to everyone to stay safe and healthy during this crazy time," it concluded.Journalist Yashar Ali was among those to criticize the "High School Musical" actress' remarks.What a horrible and heartless message for you to share with the younger people who look up to you," he said in a tweet.
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