Perhaps driven by their overwhelming emotions, lack of knowledge or simply ignorance, some famous persons have landed in hot water for making controversial statements regarding COVID-19.
- April 19, 2020
AceShowbiz - Candace Owens is known for her controversial views on various issues and this time she chose to be on the wrong side on how to best deal with the coronavirus pandemic. While majority of Americans has willingly sacrificed their freedom of roaming the streets and going to work to stay at home in an attempt to stop the spread of the virus, the conservative political commentator complained about having to wear a mask in a grocery store.
"WOW. Just had a police officer called over to me and my husband at Whole Foods bc we were not wearing masks. We come to this @WholeFoods EVERY DAY. Apparently beginning yesterday, it is now illegal to come in without a mask," she ranted on Twitter. But even after people reminded her about the DC mayor's mandate to wear marks, she didn't feel sorry at all and argued, "So we weren't required to wear masks to keep them safe when HUNDREDS were dying from the flu (majority young)-but we are now required to wear them bc 69 people died from Covid (majority elderly)."
The right-wing political activist was blasted for feigning ignorance about the pandemic, but that wasn't the first time she expressed her controversial opinion on the disease. She has also been tweeting about how she thinks people are overreacting to the COVID-19 outbreak and that the media are telling lies about it.
