Oscar winning actress Brie Larson found herself in in the middle of an animal cruelty controversy these past few days when she put up a throwback photo onto her Instagram account where she was rubbing a dolphin's belly.

The photo featured the caption; "I touched a Dolphins belly while sporting a trucker hat in 2004. #noregrets #fbf. While it was later edited with; "I do not support animal cruelty."

 

Animal rights activists slammed Larson, claiming that visiting and promoting animal theme parks encourages the mistreatment of the marine life on display.

Larson later then put up a formal apology on her Instagram;