Runner-up Thao Nhi Le apologizes for her mistake

Not only did she apologize, runner-up Thao Nhi Le also affirmed that this was a great lesson for her to continuously learn and be more responsible for her statements.

Specifically, before that, Thao Nhi Le praised the movie Barbie - a movie containing the illegal "cow tongue line" image that was banned from showing in Vietnam. On Instagram, the 9X runner-up publicly praised Barbie as a good movie and expressed: "I am very sad that this movie is not shown in Vietnam".

Immediately, netizens reacted because they thought that Thao Nhi Le's compliment would create a big controversy. Many viewers disagreed with Thao Nhi Le praising and supporting the film containing the illegal "cow tongue line" image. Immediately after that, the beauty deleted this post. In response to the audience's reaction, Thao Nhi Le sent an apology.

Runner-up apologizes for praising movie with illegal nine-dash line

She shared: "Nhi would like to sincerely apologize to everyone for upsetting everyone with her post about the Barbie movie. As a Vietnamese woman, proud of Vietnam, Nhi would like to affirm that she does not support the nine-dash line. Nhi regrets not clearly expressing this point of view when commenting on the movie and causing people to misunderstand."

Runner-up Thao Nhi Le also added that she hopes the audience will forgive her shortcomings. "This will be a great lesson for Nhi to continuously learn and be more responsible for her words," the beauty shared.

Thao Nhi Le's real name is Le Thao Nhi, born and raised in Germany, currently living in Ho Chi Minh City. In 2022, she participated in Miss Universe Vietnam and won the first runner-up position.

The movie was banned because it had the illegal nine-dash line.

Barbie is an American fantasy comedy film starring Margot Robbie, inspired by Mattel's Barbie character. The film has been promoted in Vietnam and is scheduled to be released on July 21.

However, the film was banned in Vietnam because "The Film Censorship Council has reviewed and decided to ban the screening of this film in Vietnam due to its violation of the "cow tongue line". We have a Council that follows the regulations, if any film violates the regulations, it will be whistled" - Mr. Vi Kien Thanh (Director of the Cinema Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) - said.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/giai-tri/a-hau-thao-nhi-le-xin-loi-vi-sai-lam-cua-ban-than-20230728090100254.htm