‘Sound Of Hope’ Creators Apologize To Letitia Wright & Defend Right-Wing Promoter Daily Wire

Armando Tinoco
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The Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot creators are apologizing to Letitia Wright for the way the partnership with right-wing outlet The Daily Wire was handled.

“As the director, writers and lead producers, we created this film in the hope it would ignite a movement to end the foster crisis,” Director Josh Weigel and Producer Rebekah Weigel at Peacetree Productions said in a statement via Angel Studios. “Letitia Wright has championed this project with us, even choosing not to accept compensation for the sake of the cause. We are grateful for all she has done, and regret she wasn’t informed about the partnership with The Daily Wire. That was not handled well, and we apologize for putting her in this position.”

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The duo said they were “deeply grateful for the tireless support of The Daily Wire and its hosts.”

Wright distanced herself from The Daily Wire, sharing in an Instagram post that it was not her decision to partner with them, adding, “I was not given an update or made aware of this decision. I am in no way aligned or affiliated with The Daily Wire.”

The film’s creators noted that “There are—in fact—real efforts to prevent families of faith from adopting, and this is a pivotal part of the conversation around helping kids who are suffering in a broken system. It’s not about left and right, it’s about right and wrong.”

“Like the community in this film, we want to see many more churches courageously step forward and adopt children, and we’re going to continue to stand with everyone who takes that position.”

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