Itโs no secret that Amanda Sealesโ relationship with Issa Rae has been fractured for a long time. Although the two co-starred on the beloved HBO show, โInsecure,โ they were simply no more than coworkers who tolerated each other on the job.
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In a recent video posted to her YouTube Channel, โAmanda Seales TV,โ the comedian opened up about her relationship with Rae and specifically discussed when she stopped talking to her.
While on the set for the fifth and final season of โInsecure,โ the entire cast was discussing a new show that recently came out, Seales recalled. She then claims that Rae started to read a review of the show out loud.
Seales claimed that once Rae finished reading the review, she asked her a question, but Rae allegedly snapped back, disrespectfully saying, โWhy donโt you just read it yourself?!โ
She then said, โAnd that was the last day. Because I had taken so much weirdness for the past five seasons. And it was the last season. And I just said โYou know, what I donโt gotta take this no more.โ I donโt know who the f**k you talking to. I donโt know why youโre even addressing me this way.
Seales continued, โI have never spoken to her again.โ
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Itโll be interesting to see if Rae responds to this latest claim from Seales.
In September 2024, while attending an event in Brooklyn for her sparkling wine brand, Viarae, Rae was asked about people she would not work with again.
In audio obtained by โThe Breakfast Club,โ Rae said, โI mean anyone who goes on a podcast and talks shit about me!โ
That was a direct shot at Seales, who made an appearance on Shannon Sharpeโs โClub Shay Shayโ just months earlier and spoke on how Rae played a part in her not getting as much work as an actor.
She told Sharpe, โIโve never talked about this publicly, because itโs always been incredibly important to me to protect Issa. Because I know that Issa is doing something within this business that so few people get to do. However, thereโs just been enough instances at this point where I should have been protected by Issa and I wasnโt.โ
Seales also added that the effort she put into protecting Raeโs reputation cost her in the long since she was believed to be the โmean girlโ on the โInsecureโ set.
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