Adele James is breaking her silence about the controversy over her upcoming Netflix series, Queen Cleopatra.

If you’ve been following along, the country of Egypt is very upset over the fact that Adele will be playing the infamous Egyptian ruler – so much that the Supreme Council Of Antiquities has released a statement about the series and how her heritage is being portrayed.

That was after an Egyptian lawyer sought to sue the streaming giant for Adele‘s portrayal, which hasn’t even aired yet.

Now, Adele is speaking out.

In a new interview with British Glamour, Adele shared that the “only thing I can say about it [Cleopatra’s background) is that we just don’t know.”

“There are versions of Cleopatra that exist already with actresses in that role who are fairer skinned than I am, but I think I have every right to have a shot at humanizing this incredible woman,” she adds. “We all put our blood, sweat and tears into that show, and I think anybody else has as much of a right as anybody else to have a go at it because we just don’t know.”

Adele did reveal to the outlet that there have been death threats sent to her, and many of the other cast and crew on the series over the controversy.

“There is no circumstance under which it is acceptable for anybody to treat me or anybody else the way that I and the cast and crew have been treated since the announcement,” she shared. “The death threats that I’ve received, the racist comments, it’s just the vitriol. It’s not necessary, and it’s very harmful.”

She then shared that the threats have gotten so bad that someone is monitoring her social accounts now.

“All we did was release a trailer and look at the response, so I’m anticipating a wave still yet to come,” Adele adds. “But I think social media and the internet have blown up at a rate that obviously none of us could have predicted. So it isn’t necessarily the safest place to be. But me? I’m stubborn. I’m not being driven off of social media by anybody. Especially not bullies and racists.”

Queen Cleopatra will be out on Netflix on May 10.