Hollywood actress and activist, Goldie Hawn has apologized to her fans, following an uproar that erupted when she posted a picture that she took with President Goodluck Jonathan on January 22nd 2014 in Davos on her twitter handle.
The tweet pic apparently did not impress her fans and followers, who know her to be a staunch supporter of gay rights. They immediately reacted, lashing out at her for taking a picture with an anti-gay president and praising him.
Hawn had posted her photo with the Nigerian president, and described him as ‘wonderful president of Nigeria’.
She immediately deleted the picture, saying she had no idea and was appalled.
Hawn also spoke about the incident in an interview with Huffington Post in Davos on Jannuary 25
“First of all, it had every right to cause an uproar. I had no idea,” Hawn said, noting she “literally hadn’t looked at the news” because she’s been traveling and writing a book.
Hawn said that’s “no excuse,” and she was “absolutely appalled” when she found out about Jonathan’s anti-gay views.
“This has nothing to do with my philosophy,” Hawn said.
Hawn, who deleted the tweet and apologized to a number of her Twitter followers, called Jonathan’s anti-gay actions “very fear-based” and “full of hatred.”
“It breaks my heart because I have my own personal feelings about this,” Hawn said. “This is man’s inhumanity to man of the first order.”
“It’s more than ridiculous, it’s barbaric,” Hawn continued.
Hawn said she “absolutely” believes the acceptance of gay rights is “inevitable.”
“It’s going to happen, I’m sorry guys, you’ve got no choice. I hate to tell you, but we’re going in the right direction,” Hawn said.
