Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard maintains that her comments about the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center were “taken completely out context and [have] been crafted into a story that has no merit.”

Appearing on the syndicated TV show Access Hollywood, Cotillard was asked about her 2007 comments in which she appeared to suggest that the attacks were staged.

“At no point did I intend to contest the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, one of the most tragic days in all of history,” she said. “Nonetheless, I sincerely regret if my comments offended or hurt anyone.”

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