Nobody would have pegged Donald Trump as a fan of Issa Rae's HBO series Insecure. Not even Issa herself... However, the first and only liked tweet on the President's account is about how this week's show ended, which is causing confusion for a whole lot of people.
As the new episode aired, Trump liked a tweet that read: "This is how I wanted tonight's episode of Insecure to end...Damn Molly."
It shows a GIF of two characters in The Color Purple playing a clapping game.
Actor Kumail Nanjiani reacted by claiming that he's finally found something he has in common with 45: a love for Issa Rae. The actress saw his response and sent back her official reaction to this strange situation, shooing Kumail away for finding common ground with Trump.
People on social media are perplexed and want to know the reason why he pressed the "like" button on an Insecure fan's post. Some people are theorizing that he doesn't actually watch the show and that this was a mistake. Others believe it was intentional because of the GIF.
Do you think Trump watches Insecure or is there an intern that's about to get fired? Also, what did you think of this week's episode while we're here?
Issa Rae Throwing Virtual Block Party For "Insecure" Season 4 Premiere
Issa Rae is pulling out all the stops for the Season 4 premiere of “Insecure” with a virtual block party on IG live and Twitter to celebrate.
Issa Rae is making sure the fourth season of her hit show, Insecure, starts off right by throwing a virtual block party to celebrate the season premiere. The creator and star of the HBO series announced the lineup of exciting virtual events all taking place tonight (April 12th) Instagram live and Twitter. To kick off the festivities, Issa and the cast of Insecure will be conducting a Q&A with fans at 8:00pm EST/5:00pm PST livestream on the show’s official Instagram account. This will be followed by a DJ set from Atlanta native, Zaytona, at 9:00pm EST/6:00pm PST on the same platform. The watch party will then officially commence at 10:00pm EST/7:00pm PST, so be sure to live tweet your reactions to the premiere on Twitter. Finally, the evening will finish with a special live performance on IG live featuring a surprise musical guest.
“You are officially invited to the @insecurehbo S4 Virtual Block Party on Sunday,” Issa wrote on Instagram along with the official schedule. “Come thru! #InsecureHBO.” The “virtual block party” concept is actually a reference to a major plot point of the fourth season of Insecure that was teased in the official trailer. Fictional Issa is shown throwing a real block party in the show to celebrate L.A culture and black-owned businesses. Watch the official Insecure Season 4 trailer below to get psyched for the virtual block party tonight:
Issa Rae Announces Release Date & Teaser For "Insecure" Season Four
Mark your calendars.
The time has finally arrived. After months of anticipation, Issa Rae has come through to announce the season four release date for her beloved HBO series Insecure. Taking to Instagram, Issa showcased a clip of her character doing he usual mirror motivation rap, this time ripping her skirt leading her to be happy since it means her booty is getting big. ” It’s 2020, soooo… Season 4? @insecurehbo is back April 12th,” she captioned the clip.
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We do know that the new season will now have 10 episodes as opposed to the previous installments that only had eight. Issa also expressed how all the characters in the show are based on individuals in her life and all events have some truth to them. “All of them are based off of real people that are in my life and real situations that have happened,” Issa previously stated. “Also, a lot of the stories come from a predominantly black writers’ room. There are people and stories from there that we just put in the show.”
It’s been over a year since we got an update on the show since Issa’s movie and other television jobs have gotten bigger and better over the course of time. Peep the teaser and let us know if you’re tuning in come April.
Joe Budden Gets Dragged After Calling Ari Lennox "Insecure" For Her Reaction To Racist Troll
Twitter is fuming at Joe for how he handled the Ari situation.
Joe Budden recently took it upon himself to comment on Ari Lennox's response to a Twitter troll who claimed she looked like "a rottweiler," and Joe is getting some heat for it. Last week, a random troll posted a tweet that said, "Ari Lennox and Teyana Taylor's ability to have dangerously high sex appeal while simultaneously looking like rottweilers will always amaze me." Ari was not having that kind of disrespect, quote-tweeting the post with, "People hate blackness so bad," followed by her own tweet, "Moms and Dads please love on your beautiful black children. Tell them they’re beautiful constantly. Tell them Black people are beautiful. Tell them black features are beautiful." She also replied to a different user with the statement, "Black women literally the most disrespected. Period."
Ari also went on Instagram live to confront the issue, saying, “How people hate black people so much, how black people can sit up here and say, 'That’s not my problem.' Or, 'She does look like a rottweiler...' You wanna talk about how people are so sensitive they want us to cancel freedom of speech. Why is this your speech? Why are you so comfortable tearing down black women?”
In his self-titled podcast, Joe addressed the situation by asking, "Does anything about the Ari Lennox thing scream insecurity to you?" He later added, "Insecurity. How you feel about you versus how what people feel about you versus how what people feel about you does to how you feel about you. Insecurity. And while there may be variations of it or different reasons of why it stems, insecurity is insecurity." He elaborated further, acknowledging that Ari was "absolutely correct" but that replying to random "pawns" is the wrong way to go about expressing her message. However, plenty of folks on Twitter are unhappy with Joe's response, some calling him "stupid," or "dismissive," or both "loud and wrong."
