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Film critic Lena Wilson is getting dragged on social media after critiquing a movie starring Amandla Stenberg. On August 4, the former wrote an unfavorable review of the movie Bodies Bodies Bodies. Wilson slammed A24, the independent production company, for shooting a movie that, according to the former, looked like an "advertisement for cleavage."
As the film critic's opinion regarding the movie gained traction, viewers were perplexed as to which scene Wilson was referring to because the majority of the clips featured zero nudity. Following Wilson's review, Amandla Stenberg reached out to the former on Instagram. However, their message was not taken kindly by the film critic, who later went on to publicise the content of the private exchange.
Wilson's criticism was met with outrage from fans, who rebuked her on Twitter for airing out details of a private conversation between the former and Stenberg. One particular tweet read,
"this lena wilson/amandla stenberg situation is making me so f***ing made. everyone's acting like amandla shot her. also lena referring to amandla as someone with "more social power than her" like...it was a private dm. lena was the one who made it public bc she wants to be a victim."
Read on to find out more about the Wilson and Stenberg DM drama.
What did Lena Wilson say about Amandla Stenberg's Bodies Bodies Bodies
In the now infamous review, Lena Wilson wrote:
“The only thing that really sets Bodies Bodies Bodies apart is its place in the A24 hype machine, where it doubles as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage and Charli XCX’s latest single.”
To this, Stenberg responded by DMing Wilson on Instagram . In screenshots posted by Lena Wilson, one could see the Everything, Everything star’s direct message to the New York Times critic where they wrote:
“Ur review was great, maybe if you had gotten your eyes off my tits you could’ve watched the movie!”
Wilson replied to the actor with the following message:
“Hey, Amandla! Generally a big fan of your work, but this sure is something. Really wishing you well in your career and life. Have a nice night.”
Following their interaction, the film critic made public the details of their private conversation. Wilson posted a screenshot of the conversation to social media and asked followers:
“Do you think she Instagram DM’d Alison Willmore, Justin Chang, and Anthony Lane like this or.”
Wilson was suggesting that Stenberg seemingly attacked her because she was gay. The screenshot of Strenberg's DM was assisted with the following tweet,
"always weird when the homophobia is coming from inside the house but this is something."
Wilson also took to TikTok to post a video of their interaction, where she claimed to be "devastated to have received this message in the first place." She went on to add that she did not think Stenberg's message was "okay." Wilson wrote,
"I don’t want this person who has more social power than me to think that it’s f***ing okay to do something like this."
Amandla Stenberg responds to Lena Wilson’s online attack
The actor, who has amassed over 2.3 million followers on Instagram, took to the social media platform to address the issue. In their Instagram story, they claimed that they sent the message because they tthought "it was hilarious." They went on to defend their actions:
“I thought it was hilarious. I thought because Lena is gay, and I am also gay…as gay people we would both find this comment funny. I was also curious to know what Lena would say to such a statement. Lena decided to publish it and also says that I am homophobic for saying that.”
The Where Hands Touch actress went on to discuss how they often receive commentary over their breasts. They expressed,
“I do get tired of people talking about my chest. There seems to be a lot of unwarranted conversation about my chest.”
The actress ended their Instagram story by reassuring Wilson that they “did not mean to harass" the film critic. They also acknowledged that Wilson is allowed to have her own opinion “on my work and I’m allowed to have my criticism of you work. I wish you the best.”
Netizens react to Amandla Stenberg and Lena Wilson controversy
Internet users found Lena Wilson' attempt to cancel Amandla Stenberg uncalled for. Many exclaimed that Wilson was simply doing so for clout. A few comments online read:
Lena Wilson had not responded to the soaring hate at the time of writing this article.
