Amandla Stenberg on Bodies Bodies Bodies Criticism: ‘I Get Tired of People Talking About My Chest'
glamour.com. Amandla Stenberg has taken to Instagram to defend herself after sending an indignant message to New York Times film critic Lena Wilson after she Stenberg's film Bodies Bodies Bodies.
After referring to the A24 film as “a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage” in her review, Wilson shared on Twitter that Sternberg direct messaged her on Instagram.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.“Your review was great,” the message read. “Maybe if you had gotten your eyes off my tits you would’ve watched the movie!”Wilson tweeted a screenshot of Stenberg's message on Wednesday evening with the caption “do you think she instagram DM'd Alison Willmore, Justin Chang, and Anthony Lane like this or”—referencing other critics who reviewed the film.
Her tweet went viral, spurring backlash against the star. On Thursday, Stenberg took to her Instagram stories to explain her reasoning for sending the salacious DM. “I have been receiving a lot of commentary on the internet for being a very naughty girl and sending a DM that I thought was hilarious,” Stenberg says, choking back laughter.She continues: "There’s a film critic and her name is Lena Wilson.
She described [Bodies Bodies Bodies] as a 95 minute advertisement for cleavage, which I thought was hilarious. I'm proud that a piece of work that I was in was described as such in such a renowned publication.
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