Rita Moreno addresses controversy over her In The Heights comments

Oscar-winning actress Rita Moreno said she is ‘incredibly disappointed with myself’ after dismissing criticism of diversity in musical In The Heights (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Oscar-winning actress Rita Moreno has said she is “incredibly disappointed” with herself after dismissing criticism of diversity in the musical In The Heights.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, who produced the newly released film as well as creating the stage production on which it is based, apologised for the lack of darker skinned actors in the movie.