Evangeline Lilly Pushes Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories, Refuses to Self-Isolate
by EG
Ant-Man and the Wasp star Evangeline Lilly is going ahead with life as usual amid the coronavirus pandemic. She says her "freedom" is more important than "life," and she doesn't want to give in to "Marshall" [sic] law. She also suggests that the pandemic is conspiracy because it's an election year (although it's unclear which presidential candidate is aided by a pandemic). Meanwhile, the governor of California has issued a mandatory lockdown order to try to stop the spread of the virus by people who don't take it seriously. Thanks, Evangeline, for providing an example of how that works. Read on for details.
Via Page Six.
Evangeline Lilly is taking a stand against self-quarantining during the coronavirus pandemic.
The “Ant-Man and the Wasp” star, 40, posted a photo of her “morning tea” on Instagram and said it was “business as usual” as she dropped her children off at their activities.
“Just dropped my kids off at gymnastics camp. They all washed their hands before going in. They are playing and laughing. #businessasusual,” she captioned the photo, which immediately prompted questions from fans about why her kids were still going to gymnastics camp.
Responding to her fans’ concerns and judgmental comments, Lilly revealed that she’s living with her father, who has stage 4 leukemia.
“I am also immune compromised at the moment,” she added. “I have two young kids. Some people value their lives over freedom, some people value freedom over their lives. We all make our choices.”
The former “Lost” star said she considers COVID-19 simply a “respiratory flu” and believes the government is taking too much control.
“Where we are right now feels a lot too close to Marshall Law [sic] for my comfort already, all in the name of a respiratory flu,” she responded in another comment. “It’s unnerving…Let’s be vigilant right now. And kind. Watchful and gracious — keeping a close eye on our leaders, making sure they don’t abuse this moment to steal away more freedoms and grab more power.”
In another comment, Lilly implied there could be a conspiracy behind coronavirus given its close timing to the presidential election.
“There’s ‘something’ every election year,” Lilly wrote.
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