She was dropped from her charity ambassador role earlier this week after making some controversial comments about the coronavirus pandemic, and now, Aussie actress Isabel Lucas has come under fire yet again for promoting a dodgy conspiracy theory surrounding the rollout of the 5G network.
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The former Home and Away actress has a highlights reel on her Instagram page dedicated specifically to promoting the dangers of 5G.
She also dedicated a post to the topic earlier this month, telling followers: “I’d encourage you look through the evidence in the strategy kit @no5gaustralia.”
Earlier this week, Plan International Australia, a charity fighting for equality for young girls, revealed via Twitter that Lucas would no longer be working with them in light of her comments surrounding coronavirus – the news comes less than one month after the actress was signed up as an ambassador.
‘Are you aware your ambassador, actress Isabel Lucas, is one of these conspiracy theorists stoking fears during this crisis? She’s also anti-vaccination… go figure.’ A user wrote on the charity’s Twitter page.
Plan International Australia replied: ‘We are aware of the issues and as of today, Ms Lucas and Plan International have come to a mutual agreement to end the ambassadorship.’
On March 27, Lucas revealed she was proudly partnering with the charity.
‘As we head into an uncertain future and particularly as COVID-19 is starting to impact the countries where Plan International works, it’s more important than ever before to support the work, particularly protecting girls in crisis and facilitating hygiene kits for families,’ she said.
‘It inspires me that Plan International empowers girls to speak up and to know their rights and that they work with girls at different stages: from girlhood, to adulthood.’
Discussing the COVID-19 pandemic on social media, Lucas said she ‘didn’t trust the path of vaccination’, while pro surfer Taj Burrow backed her up, stating that vaccines are ‘not needed’ to fight the virus, which has caused a global pandemic.
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