Mahershala Ali responded with an apology to Shirley’s nephew Edwin Shirley III, saying that "I did the best I could with the material I had" and that he was not aware that there were "close relatives with whom I could have consulted to add some nuance to the character".
Mahershala Ali respondeu cunha desculpa ao sobriño de Shirley Edwin Shirley III, dicindo que "fixen o mellor que puiden co material que tiña" e que non sabía que había "parentes próximos cos que puiden consultar para engadir algún matiz". ao personaxe ".