Letitia Wright is PISSED at Scott Feinberg for having written about her award-season baggage due to allegedly promoting anti-vax messaging during the pandemic.
"I had to unblock The Hollywood Reporter just to post this. Scott Feinberg and all at this publication. You're all incredibly disrespectful. How dare you. You mentioned my name alongside men who have been accused of abuse & sexual misconduct. This is vile behavior. At this point a personal vendetta towards me … Your agenda towards me is now even more clear. I won't remain silent. Stop your disgusting behavior."
She also wants THR to take her name off the article, which they refuse to do. Wright’s requests have been ignored and Feinberg has gone into hiding, setting his Twitter to private. The trade is hoping that the long holiday weekend will sweep this under the rug for them. Thing is, in the era of social media, this narrative can keep going longer than just a weekend …
This controversy would have easily been avoided had Feinberg simply not mentioned Wright’s name in his piece — she’s not an awards contender, there was no reason to lump her next to Will Smith and Brad Pitt. Also, her anti-vaccine sentiments now seem totally irrelevant.
This is Feinberg’s second bout with controversy just this week. On Tuesday he apologized for a tweet insinuating that Harvey Weinstein would have done a better job marketing “She Said” than Universal. Funny.