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The director has responded to backlash over the character Alberta, played by Glenn Close.

The film is inspired by the true story of a Black family who said they were plagued by demons in their home back in 2011. It stars Andra Day, Mo’nique and Close as the mother of Day’s character.

While there has been come conversation about Close as a white mother in the mostly Black cast, the true uproar has been over a fateful line delivered by Close in a scene in which her character, possessed by a demon, undergoes an exorcism.

“I can smell your nappy p****y,” the character tells Day’s character.