‘The Witches’: Anne Hathaway apologises for negative portrayal of people with limb differences

Actor Anne Hathaway has issued an apology for the negative illustration of people with limb differences in her newest movie “The Witches.”

The actor mentioned this could not have occurred had she made the connection between limb differences and the look of her character.

As the evil Grand High Witch, Hathaway’s character has three fingers on every hand that resemble the congenital dysfunction ectrodactyly, reported Entertainment Weekly.

Many outstanding people together with Paralympian Amy Marren, actress Melissa Johns, and writer-director Ashley Eakin, and organizations together with the Lucky Fin Project, Reach, and Changing Faces had blasted the movie for perpetuating negative stereotypes towards people with limb differences. The film is an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story.

“I have recently learned that many people with limb differences, especially children, are in pain because of the portrayal of the Grand High Witch in The Witches,” Hathaway wrote in an Instagram submit on Thursday.

“Let me begin by saying I do my best to be sensitive to the feelings and experiences of others not out of some scrambling PC fear, but because not hurting others seems like a basic level of decency we should all be striving for. As someone who really believes in inclusivity and really, really detests cruelty, I owe you all an apology for the pain caused. I am sorry.”

The actor promised to do higher in future.

“I particularly want to say I’m sorry to kids with limb differences: now that I know better I promise I’ll do better. And I owe a special apology to everyone who loves you as fiercely as I love my own kids: I’m sorry I let your family down.”

Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the movie launched on October 22.

The movie’s creators and Warner Bros additionally issued an apology, saying they have been deeply saddened to be taught that the depiction had upset people with disabilities.