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'Star Wars' actor John Boyega apologises for 'not clarifying' diversity comments

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LONDON -- Star Wars actor John Boyega took to Twitter Sunday to apologise for "not clarifying" comments he made about diversity in a speech at Saturday's Screen Nation Film and Television Awards.

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Boyega won the award for Best Male at the event, which celebrates "leading professionals of UK & global African Diaspora heritage" in the TV and film industry.

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"To complain about what is going on is not going to benefit us," Boyega told the crowd. "It is not.

"Be the change you want to be. Be the chance, and continue and focus."

Not everyone agreed with his words, though.








In the early hours of Monday morning -- presumably in the wake of the attention his speech had received online -- Boyega returned to Twitter to clarify his comments.






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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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