Idris Elba has said coronavirus had a “traumatic” impact on him psychologically. Elba, 47, told Radio Times he is now “fully recovered” and feeling “lucky to be alive and thankful for being able to kick” the virus. “I’m very much a believer in freedom of speech,” Elba told Radio Times. While not referring to a specific programme, Elba said: “To mock the truth, you have to know the truth. But to censor racist themes within a show, to pull it … I think viewers should know that people made shows like this.

Source: Irish Independent July 13, 2020 23:03 UTC