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Anne Hathaway apologizes to limb difference community for 'Witches' controversy

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Anne Hathaway has a message for her fans. The 37-year-old Oscar winner recently starred in HBO Max's adaptation of "The Witches" as the Grand High Witch, who, in this iteration, boasts physicalities similar to animals.

One trait in particular -- hands resembling bird feet and featuring only three fingers on each hand -- left many irked. The limb difference community spoke out, saying that using such a trait to make Hathaway's character look non-human was problematic.

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