Actress’s Seemingly Innocent Tribute to Stephen Hawking Made Some People Upset

Professor Stephen Hawking delivers his speech at the release of the 'Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' in London on Jan. 17, 2007. Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images

A tribute to famed scientist Stephen Hawking in the wake of his death has been slammed by some as an example of being “ableist.”

Actress Gal Gadot, the star of “Wonder Woman,” was one of millions of people to post tributes to Hawking after his death on Wednesday at age 76.