Gal Gadot responds to the backlash against her infamous 'Imagine' video: 'I just wanted to send light and love to the world'
- Gal Gadot has responded to the controversy around her infamous celebrity-filled rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine."
- During a wide-ranging interview with Vanity Fair, the "Wonder Woman" actor said of the video: "Sometimes, you know, you try and do a good deed and it's just not the right good deed. I had nothing but good intentions and it came from the best place, and I just wanted to send light and love to the world."
- Gadot said that the poorly received performance originally started "with a few friends" but that she then spoke with the "Bridesmaids" star Kristen Wiig, who she said enlisted a host of other celebrities.
- She said: "Kristen is like the mayor of Hollywood. Everyone loves her, and she brought a bunch of people to the game. But yeah, I started it, and I can only say that I meant to do something good and pure, and it didn't transcend."
Gal Gadot has responded to the controversy around her infamous celebrity-filled rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine."
During a wide-ranging interview with Vanity Fair, the "Wonder Woman" actor said: "Sometimes, you know, you try and do a good deed and it's just not the right good deed. I had nothing but good intentions and it came from the best place, and I just wanted to send light and love to the world."
Gadot said that the poorly received performance originally started "with a few friends" but that she then spoke with the "Bridesmaids" star Kristen Wiig, who she said enlisted a host of other celebrities.
"Kristen is like the mayor of Hollywood," she said. "Everyone loves her, and she brought a bunch of people to the game. But yeah, I started it, and I can only say that I meant to do something good and pure, and it didn't transcend."
Gadot posted the off-key rendition to her Instagram account in March about a week after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic. The video stitched together clips of more than 20 stars — including the A-listers Jimmy Fallon, Mark Ruffalo, Will Ferrell, Natalie Portman, and Amy Adams as well as a few professional singers such as Sia and Norah Jones — singing lines from Lennon's famous call for unity and equality.
When introducing the performance, Gadot said her time in self-quarantine had made her feel "a bit philosophical."
The video was quickly and widely slammed as tone-deaf, with critics arguing that instead of singing, the celebrities involved should donate money and resources to help people.
During the interview with Vanity Fair, it was also revealed that Gadot earned $10 million for her role in the upcoming "Wonder Woman 1984" sequel, 33 times the salary she received for the first film.
Both Warner Bros. and the film's director, Patty Jenkins, have ruled out a straight-to-streaming release for the superhero sequel. After being pushed back, it is scheduled for a December 25 release.