Pemain film "Ant-Man and the Wasp" itu mendapat kecaman pada pekan lalu karena tidak mematuhi seruan untuk menjaga jarak sosial, bahkan saat salah seorang berkomentar atas ketidakpeduliannya, Lilly malah mengakui jika dirinya dan sang ayah terganggu imunitasnya dan tetap akan menjalani rutinitas seperti biasa.
Lilly kemudian meminta maaf di media sosial. Ia pun menyatakan jika saat ini sedang berada di rumah bersama keluarganya dan menyatakan keprihatinannya terhadap masyarakat yang terkena dampak pandemik.
"Saya ingin menyampaikan permintaan maaf yang tulus dan sepenuh hati atas ketidakpekaan yang saya tunjukkan di unggahan sebelumnya kepada seluruh penderitaan dan ketakutan yang sangat nyata dari COVID19," kata Lilly melalui laman Instagram, Jumat.
"Kakek-nenek, orangtua, anak-anak, saudara perempuan dan saudara laki-laki sekarat, dunia bersatu untuk menemukan cara untuk menghentikan ancaman yang sangat nyata ini, dan saya malah mengirim pesan yang meremehkan, arogan, dan samar," lanjutnya.
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Hello everyone. I am writing you from my home where I have been social distancing since Mar 18th – when social distancing was instituted in the small community where I am currently living. At the time of my Mar 16th post, the directives from the authorities here were that we not congregate in groups of more than 250ppl and that we wash our hands regularly, which we were doing. Two days later, those directives changed and, despite my intense trepidation over the socioeconomic and political repercussions of this course of action, PLEASE KNOW I AM DOING MY PART TO FLATTEN THE CURVE, PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING HOME WITH MY FAMILY. I want to offer my sincere and heartfelt apology for the insensitivity I showed in my previous post to the very real suffering and fear that has gripped the world through COVID19. Grandparents, parents, children, sisters and brothers are dying, the world is rallying to find a way to stop this very real threat, and my ensuing silence has sent a dismissive, arrogant and cryptic message. My direct and special apologies to those most affected by this pandemic. I never meant to hurt you. When I wrote that post 10 days ago, I thought I was infusing calm into the hysteria. I can see now that I was projecting my own fears into an already fearful and traumatic situation. I am grieved by the ongoing loss of life, and the impossible decisions medical workers around the world must make as they treat those affected. I am concerned for our communities – small businesses and families living paycheck-to-paycheck – and I am trying to follow responsible recommendations for how to help. Like many of you, I fear for the political aftermath of this pandemic, and I am praying for us all. At the same time, I am heartened by the beauty and humanity I see so many people demonstrating toward one another in this vulnerable time. When I was grappling with my own fears over social distancing, one kind, wise and gracious person said to me “do it out of love, not fear” and it helped me to realize my place in all of this. Sending love to all of you, even if you can’t return it right now. EL
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Lilly juga mengaku tidak bermaksud untuk bersikap arogan. Awalnya ia berniat untuk lebih menenangkan di tengah wabah virus corona ini.
"Permintaan maaf langsung dan khusus saya kepada mereka yang paling terkena dampak pandemi ini. Saya tidak bermaksud untuk menyakitimu," ujar pemain film "Lost" itu.
"Ketika saya menulis unggahan itu 10 hari yang lalu, saya pikir saya menanamkan ketenangan ke dalam histeria ini. Saya dapat melihat sekarang bahwa saya memproyeksikan ketakutan saya sendiri ke dalam situasi yang sudah menakutkan dan traumatis ini," lanjutnya. Baca juga: Sophie Turner sindir Evangeline Lilly yang tolak isolasi diri
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