Idris Elba Fires Back At Claims That Celebrities Are Being Paid To Say They Have Coronavirus: ‘That’s Absolute Bulls**t’

Luther star Idris Elba recited a poem called 'Don't Quit' by American poet John Greenleaf Whittier. In a message meant to lift everyone's spirits, the British actor recites the poem to make sure everyone is motivated and does not feel like quitting amid the global Coronavirus outbreak.

Luther star Idris Elba shared an update about his condition post his diagnosis of testing positive of Coronavirus. The actor who featured in the blockbuster film Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw said in a video that he and wife Sabrina are stuck in limbo as they cannot fly back home.

Idris Elba has said he and his wife Sabrina Dhowre-Elba are unable to get home despite passing the quarantine period following their coronavirus diagnosis.The 47 year old actor posted a video on his Twitter updating his fans on his and his wife’s condition, two weeks after revealing he had tested positive for covid-19, with Sabrina also later testing positive for the virus.

Idris Elba has condemned a conspiracy theory that celebrities are being paid to say they have coronavirus.

The actor tested positive over a week ago

Idris Elba has slammed claims that he’s been paid to say he has contracted coronavirus as he continues to recover from the illness.The Luther star revealed he had tested positive for the virus two weeks ago, before his wife Sabrina also contracted Covid-19.The 47-year-old has now taken to Instagram to hit out at claims that he was paid to say he has coronavirus after managing to acquire a test so quickly when others haven’t been able to get tested.

Idris Elba is not going to let people spread baseless conspiracy theories about his Coronavirus diagnosis. Earlier this month, Elba announced that he was tested positive for COVID 19 and is now slamming people for claiming that celebrities are being paid to say that they have contracted the disease. The Cats actor shut down the false rumours with an Instagram Live. “I think the debate about rich and poor and who's getting it and who's not, I think, is not a healthy debate,” he said. 

Idris Elba has had enough. The 47-year-old actor recently announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus, and is now slamming the conspiracy theory claiming that celebrities have been paid to say they've been infected by the virus.

Idris Elba was not paid to say he has coronavirus.The actor, who recently revealed that he and his wife Sabrina tested positive for the disease, took to Instagram Live to shut down a conspiracy by Cardi B claiming that celebrities are getting paid to say they have the virus."I think the negativity around 'test shaming' is counterproductive," Elba said. "I don't see what people get out of that.

Idris Elba is hitting back at rumors that he was paid to say he has coronavirus as part of a new Internet conspiracy theory.

Idris Elba was one of the first celebrities to reveal that he had tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), and since then there have been reports claiming he is in intensive care after his condition took a turn for the worse.