Evangeline Lilly offers her "sincere and heartfelt apology" for her "arrogant" coronavirus crisis comments

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After a week of backlash, the former Lost star took to Instagram to say sorry after a week of being criticized for a post downplaying the coronavirus crisis and social distancing. "I want to offer my sincere and heartfelt apology for the insensitivity I showed in my previous post to the very real suffering and fear that has gripped the world through COVID19," Lilly said. "Grandparents, parents, children, sisters and brothers are dying, the world is rallying to find a way to stop this very real threat, and my ensuing silence has sent a dismissive, arrogant and cryptic message." She added: "Despite my intense trepidation over the socioeconomic and political repercussions of this course of action, PLEASE KNOW I AM DOING MY PART TO FLATTEN THE CURVE, PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING HOME WITH MY FAMILY."