Bollywood star Esha Gupta has apologised after sharing racist remarks aimed at Arsenal player Alex Iwobi.
The actress is herself an Arsenal fan and has 400,000 Twitter followers and 3.4 million on Instgram.
A screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation between herself and another person after the Gunners' defeat by Manchester United on Friday night, reveals her saying, "I can't see the Gorillas faced Iwobi running down the flank again."
The comments were widely condemned by her fans.
She said, "It was us discussing our frustration during the game.sorry as I din realise it directed towards racism.laughed over the spur of the moment, which was the games result guys.been victim of racism myself before. But this is not something m proud of. It was a fault,sorry guys"
Guys m sorry you thought it was racist. Was bad on my part, being a sports lover. Wallah never meant it. Sorry guys forgive the stupidity 🙏🏽 #gooner4life
— Esha Gupta (@eshagupta2811) January 27, 2019
Guys m sorry you thought it was racist. Was bad on my part, being a sports lover. Wallah never meant it. Sorry guys forgive the stupidity 🙏🏽 #gooner4life
— Esha Gupta (@eshagupta2811) January 27, 2019
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