On January 28, social media was abuzz over a snapshot of a WhatsApp conversation that Esha shared on her Instagram stories. The conversation criticised Iwobi for his performance.

In the conversation, Esha's friend called Iwobi a "gorilla" and said that "evolution stopped for him". He even said that the footballer did not change from "neanderthal to man". To that, Esha laughed and replied: "Haha... I don't know why they don't bench him more."

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The actress added: "I have accepted the mistake for sure that I did not understand the undertone of racism. That is my fault and I apologised. People took my apology on Twitter as half-hearted. They just don't give you time to explain..."

Esha said she knows it is a sensitive subject for people and for them she is sorry.

"But most of them are trollers. They just realised she is at a weak moment so, 'Let's go all out about it'. They started accusing. I don't think I would be okay to be accused of being a racist ever in my life and I am not," she added.

Following the incident, the actress penned an apology letter to Iwobi and the Arsenal Football Club.

Also read: Esha Gupta pens apology for racist remarks to Nigerian footballer

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