Anne Hathaway (37) has apologized to viewers who are angry about ‘The Witches’. The actress writes on Instagram that her intention was not to hurt people with physical disabilities with her character who has “differences in her limbs”.
“I owe you all my apologies”
In the new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book, the Chief Witch (Hathaway), unlike in the book, has three longer fingers on each hand and no toes. The HBO Max movie received a lot of criticism after its release. “It sends a message to me that we should be afraid of people missing fingers,” comedian Alex Brooker, who was born with a physical disability himself, told the BBC .
“I owe you all my apologies,” Hathaway writes. The actress had not considered that her character has differences in her limbs. “If I had, this never would have happened. I especially want to say sorry to children who have differences in their limbs. Now that I know that, I promise I will do better.”
Film studio Warner Bros had previously apologized. “Viewers were never meant to feel like these fanciful, non-human beings represented them.”