Gal Gadot responds to backlash over infamous 'Imagine' video

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Unless you've been living under a rock, then chances are that you will have seen Gal Gadot's infamous 'Imagine' video and the backlash it caused amid the pandemic.

The controversial video featured a number of other big-name celebrities including Jamie Dornan, Natalie Portman, Zoe Kravitz, Sia, Lynda Carter, Amy Adams, Mark Ruffalo, and Ashley Benson.

Watch the celeb-packed rendition of 'Imagine' below: 

"We're all in this together," the 34-year-old said at the beginning of the video which she posted on Instagram.

However, instead of being welcomed as an uplifting piece of social media content, the video sparked widespread criticism online.

One critic wrote on Twitter: "The video of celebrities singing Imagine to us from their comfortable homes is exactly what Jenna Maroney would've done if there was a pandemic in 30 Rock."

Another slammed the wealthy celebrities for singing instead of donating their money, writing: "I've always hated this song. 'Imagine no possessions' sung by some of the wealthiest people in the world'."

A third joked: "Imagine all the people... Eating all the riiiich."

Now, in a new interview with Vanity Fair, Gal Gadot has opened up about the now notorious music video and her intentions behind it.

"Sometimes, you know, you try and do a good deed and it's just not the right good deed," she told the publication. "I had nothing but good intentions and it came from the best place, and I just wanted to send light and love to the world.

"I started with a few friends, and then I spoke to Kristen [Wiig]," she said. "Kristen is like the mayor of Hollywood. Everyone loves her, and she brought a bunch of people to the game. But yeah, I started it, and I can only say that I meant to do something good and pure, and it didn't transcend."

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Gadot then admitted that her "take me as I am" attitude has got her into trouble in Hollywood before.

"Sometimes it can get me in trouble," she told Vanity Fair.

"There is something that I've learned to say, which is, 'I don't disagree with you, but' - so basically I'm disagreeing with you So I adapted. I just came to the conclusion: I do me, you do you. I'd rather have you not liking me at this moment than not saying my truth."

This revelation comes after further backlash against the actress after it was announced that she would be playing Cleopatra.