Hereâs the tea on the response to Evangeline Lillyâs recent tea pic: Itâs not great.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the âAnt-Manâ actor recently posted on Instagram that itâs just business as usual for her, adding an image of her #morningtea with the caption saying she dropped her kids off at gymnastics camp.
âThey all washed their hands before going in. They are playing and laughing. #businessasusual,â wrote Lilly.
Given that health officials at all levels have urged self-quarantining as an essential way to âflatten the curveâ of possible cases and help contain the coronavirus, some commenters were understandably upset.
Responding to a comment voicing concern that Lilly, 40, wasnât staying home and social distancing, the actor said her father has Stage 4 Leukemia and sheâs also immune-compromised, but âsome people value their lives over freedom, some people value freedom over their livesâ:
I am living with my father at the moment, who has stage four lukemia. I am also immune compromised at the moment. I have two young kids. Some people value their lives over freedom, some people value freedom over their lives. We all make our choices. With love and respect.
The commenter brought up how itâs not just Lillyâs life that she has to be concerned with, considering how contagious the disease is, and the actor replied again, saying the two of them would probably share a lot of similar views and sheâs always âconsidering and reconsideringâ her position. However, Lilly added that the current situation feels too close to the imposition of âMarshall Lawâ (sic â that would be martial law) over ârespiratory fluâ:
Where we are right now feels a lot too close to Marshall Law for my comfort already, all in the name of a respiratory flu. Itâs unnerving. I appreciate your engagement and the meaningful discourse. Letâs be vigilant right now. And kind. Watchful and gracious - keeping a close eye on our leaders, making sure they donât abuse this moment to steal away more freedoms and grab more power, but gracious with each other as we try to navigate the unknown dangers of a modern, global world and power structure. Stay in touch. Weâre in this together. Thank you for listening. I have heard you.
After PageSix reported on the comments, it went about as well as youâd expect on Twitter.
Some even brought up the recent news that Lillyâs âLostâ castmate Daniel Dae Kim tested positive for coronavirus.
Kim recently took to Instagram himself to talk about having COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and the importance of self-isolating.
âFor all those out there, especially teenagers and millennials who think this is not serious, please know that it is. And if you treat this without care, you are potentially endangering the lives of millions of people including your loved ones, so for the sake of everyone else please follow the guidelines: socially distance, self-isolate, stop touching your face and, of course, wash your hands,â the actor said (around the 3:45 mark).
Lilly may not be into self-quarantining, but given the response and Kimâs poignant video, she might want to social distance herself from social media.
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