Lady Gaga and Letitia Wright used their awards speeches to talk about mental health and it was perfect

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Lady Gaga and Letitia Wright used their awards speeches to talk about mental health and it was perfect

by Conrad Duncan

 

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Winners at the Baftas and Grammys used their platform to shout out important causes last night.

 

Musicians and filmmakers took the opportunity to call out the US-Mexico border crisis, gender inequality and the detainment of rapper 21 Savage (although not Post Malone, who forgot to mention him for the song they collaborated on).

 

But two powerful speeches stood out by Letitia Wright and Lady Gaga, who both opened up about mental health.

 

Wright was awarded the prestigious Rising Star prize, previously won by Daniel Kaluuya and Tom Holland, and spoke about how she was “in a deep state of depression” and almost quit acting a few years ago.

 

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