“#DanielKaluuya I did not mistake you for Leslie Odom Jnr.,” Margaret Gardiner tweeted Monday.
“I’m sorry if it seemed that way.
What does it mean for the community at this time.
When I listed to the audio, I do understand, but there was no confusion.”
“I want to congratulate you on this.
The journalist followed up by asking, “Does it mean more for the community, though?”
Kaluuya gave a quick answer and the moderator moved on to the last question for him.
EW has reached out to a representative for Kaluuya for comment on the exchange.
No sound immediately came from the journalist when first called on.
“I had wanted to ask him about winning at this moment,” Gardiner also told the newspaper.
“It’s a zeitgeist moment of people finally recognizing the inequalities of organizations.”
I messed up my question.
I won’t be believed.
I apologize to Daniel, the assumption reflects the very world I wanted to ask about.
I cannot defend this.
She later added in a third tweet, “This is my last tweet on my mistake.
I apologize to Daniel Kaluuya for my words.
I apologize to anyone else who was offended by them.”
The HFPA, which Gardiner is a member of, faced an outcry over itslack of diversityearlier this year.
