Idris
Elba
has
slammed
the
claims
that
he
is
being
paid
to
lie
about
his
Coronavirus
diagnosis.
A
theory
first
brought
up
by
American
rapper
Cardi
B,
which
states
that
celebrities
who
have
been
tested
positive
for
COVID-19
could
be
getting
paid
to
talk
about
their
fake
diagnosis
online.
Elba
yesterday
took
to
his
Instagram
Live
and
dismissed
the
theory
without
taking
Cardi
B's
name.
He
went
to
say
the
idea
is
repulsive,
"This
idea
that
someone
like
myself
is
gonna
be
paid
to
say
'I've
got
coronavirus',
that's,
like,
absolute
bulls**t.
Such
stupidness
and
people
wanna
spread
that
as
if
it's
news.
That's
stupid.
That's
the
quickest
way
to
get
people
sick,"
the
actor
said.
Elba
talked
opened
up
about
another
popular
claim
that
celebrities
have
better
access
to
coronavirus
tests
because
they
are
rich
and
enjoy
more
privileges.
He
added,
"I
think
the
debate
about
rich
and
poor
and
who's
getting
it
and
who's
not,
I
think,
is
not
a
healthy
debate.
It's
like,
I
got
a
test
but
I
also
got
Covid.
Does
that
make
me
preferential?
I
don't
understand
that.
"It
shouldn't
be
about
whether
rich
or
poor
gets
it.
I
think
that
the
negativity
around
test-shaming
is
counterproductive.
I
don't
see
what
people
get
out
of
that," he
concluded
his
Instagram
live.
Cardi
B,
on
the
other
hand,
earlier
had
posted
a
video
on
Instagram,
saying
she
suspects
that
celebrities
who
have
been
diagnosed
with
COVID-19
are
not
being
truthful.
In
the
video
she
says,
"But
then
I
be
seeing
these
basketball
players
say
like,
'Yeah,
I
have
the
coronavirus,
but
I
don't
got
no
symptoms.'
How
am
I
supposed
to
know
that
I
have
the
coronavirus?
Tell
me
what
it
is
and
what
it
ain't."
She
also
slammed
the
US
government
unable
to
handle
the
situation
and
openly
share
details
about
the
virus.
"That's
my
problem
right
there.
(The
government)
not
really
saying
what
it
is.
Tell
me
what
it
is
and
what
it
ain't.
I'm
starting
to
feel
like
y'all
n***as
is
paying
n***as
to
say
that
they
got
it.
If
y'all
are
paying
n***as
to
say
that
they
got
it,
pay
me
too,"
the
rapper
added.
Earlier
Idris
talked
about
his
diagnosis
on
Oprah
Winfrey's
show,
when
his
wife,
Sabrina
also
announced
she
had
contracted
COVID-19
by
staying
close
to
Idris.