Eva Longoria has faced an angry backlash on social media this week, over comments she made during the 2020 Presidential Election.
Per The Independent, the controversy was ignited when the 45-year-old Desperate Housewives actress was invited onto MSNBC to comment on the election.
Take a look at Longoria's controversial comments in the video below:When asked by Ari Melber her opinion of the voter turnout, Longoria stated that Latina women were the "real heroines," which many social media users interpreted as anti-Black.
Longoria stated:
"Women of color showed up in big ways. Of course, you saw in Georgia what Black women have done but Latina women are the real heroines here."
She continued:
"[Latina women] beat men in turnout in every state and voted for Biden and Harris at an average rate close to three to one. And that wasn’t surprising to us because Latinas are the CEOs of the households.
"They make all the financial decisions and healthcare decisions and educational decisions. Many Latinas are small business owners and they wanted a plan for recovery for themselves, not for Wall Street."
A number of Twitter users quickly came out of the woodwork to criticize Longoria's statements:
One Twitter user wrote: "That Eva Longoria MSNBC interview is why we emphasize that you specifically say 'black women' and not 'woc'...because even within our own communities our work is diminished and erased..."
A second added: "That Eva Longoria thing is sad. People really do not like for Black women specifically to get praise."
For instance, one person wrote: "I'm never surprised at the casual frequency of which non-black Latinas can and do throw black women under the bus or try to diminish our impact. Pay that woman dust and let's keep it moving."
The actress later posted a statement on Twitter, in which she apologized for any unintended offense caused.
Longoria wrote:
"I’m so sorry and sad to hear that my comments on MSNBC could be perceived as taking credit from Black women.
"When I said that Latinas were heroines in this election, I simply meant that they turned out in greater numbers and voted more progressively than LATINO MEN.
"My wording was not clear and I deeply regret that, There is such a history in our community of anti-Blackness in our community and I would never want to contribute to that, so let me be very clear:
"Black women have long been the backbone of the Democratic Party, something we have seen played out in this election as well as previous ones.
"Finally, Black women don’t have to do it alone any longer. Latinas (many who identify as Afro-Latina), indigenous women, AAPI women and other women of color are standing with them so we can grow our collective voice and power. Together, we are unstoppable!
"Nothing but love and support for black women everywhere! You deserve a standing ovation!!!!"
Democrat candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden was projected by multiple news and media outlets to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, November 7.
As of the time of writing, CNN projects that Joe Biden has received 279 electoral votes and a total of 75,647,037 public votes and that Donald Trump has received 214 electoral votes with a total of 71,257,585 public votes.
Biden has been declared the projected winner of the election by NBC, CNN, BBC News, and many others.
It is important to note that it is common for media agencies to reveal their election projections based on voting analysis and counted ballots.
Click HERE to read why the Associated Press called Biden for Pennsylvania, and therefore, the election.