Black Panther star Letitia Wright is embroiled in a social media controversy after sharing an anti-vaccination video, which also included anti-trans commentary.

In a now-deleted tweet, Wright originally shared a video on her Twitter account titled "COVID-19 Vaccine, Should We Take It?" Wright's Twitter followers quickly responded with negative comments against the video's anti-vax stance, with some users also pointing out the video host's transphobic views.

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Wright then responded by liking tweets demanding Marvel Studios cancel Black Panther 2 and/or recast her role of Shuri, though it is unknown if these likes were in jest. After deleting her tweet containing the controversial video, Wright responded, "if you don’t conform to popular opinions. but ask questions and think for yourself....you get cancelled," with a crying laughing emoji.

Her Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame co-star Don Cheadle then joined the discussion by retweeting Wright's canceled statement with, "Bye, Letitia," leading many people to falsely believe that Marvel Studios was in the process of removing Wright from the Black Panther sequel. Of course, this didn't stop users from theorizing that Cheadle walking back his statement meant that Disney had spoken to him.

A fair point that has been brought up during the anti-vax/anti-trans discussion is the history of Black people being used as guinea pigs in the medical history of the United States. While many people will have no qualms about taking the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination the moment it is widely available to the public, Black people have to contend with the history of the Tuskegee Experiment, which took place between 1932 and 1972. The Tuskegee Experiment placed Black men in a study where they were deceived into thinking they were receiving free public healthcare for participation in treating syphilis. Instead, the Black men with syphilis were given different forms of placebos in order to study their responses.

When asked if she had read up on the studies and literature surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine, or spoken to physicians and virologist, Wright said, "I have...I’ve also seen their videos taken down & cancelled. Also doctors and physicians."

After watching the original anti-vax video shared by Wright, Cheadle finally responded, "jesus... just scrolled through. hot garbage. every time i stopped and listened, he and everything he said sounded crazy and fkkkd up. i would never defend anybody posting this. but i still won't throw her away over it. the rest i'll take off twitter. had no idea."

Marvel Studios is slated to begin production on Black Panther 2 in Atlanta starting July 2021, with Narcos: Mexico star Tenoch Huerta reported to play a villain. Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Angela Bassett are set to return for the sequel to 2018's Black Panther. Letitia Wright's Shuri is reported to play a larger role in the film after the passing of Chadwick Boseman.

Black Panther 2 is slated to begin production in mid-2021, with a targeted release date of May 6, 2022.

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Source: Twitter