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Following the release of the review, Amandla Stenberg reached out to Lena Wilson privately via Instagram DMs in a conversation that Wilson then made public in a video that the critic posted to Twitter. This can no longer be viewed on the platform, as Wilson has since deleted the social media account. Per IndieWire, Stenberg had written, “Your review was great. Maybe if you had gotten your eyes off my t*** you would’ve watched the movie!” Wilson responded, “Hey, 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,” before blocking Stenberg. In the Twitter video, Wilson remarked on Stenberg’s DM, “Always weird when the homophobia is coming from inside the house but this is something.”
Subsequently, Wilson faced immense backlash, with the majority of Twitter users defending Stenberg. Further, Out.com even published a piece on the matter, declaring Stenberg’s message was not homophobic.
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Stenberg addressed Wilson’s video in an Instagram live video in which she explains that she found the “cleavage” line funny and sent the message to Wilson in jest (via IndieWire). “I thought because Lena is gay, I am also gay, I thought as gay people we would both find [the DM] funny,” Stenberg explained. “I was also curious to know what Lena would say to such a statement, but Lena decided to publish it and also say that I am homophobic for saying that.”
