The actor, whose voice in the horror film was inspired by a larynx disorder, says her intention was not to demonise people with the condition
Lupita Nyong’o has apologised after she was criticised for mentioning Robert F Kennedy Jr and the larynx disorder spasmodic dysphonia as inspirations for her role in horror film Us.
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