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Issa Rae Seemingly Confirms Not Wanting to Work with Amanda Seales

Issa Rae hints at not wanting to collaborate with Amanda Seales
Issa Rae  (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Depositphotos)

*Despite playing best friends on the hit show “Insecure,” things appeared to be less than friendly between Issa Rae and Amanda Seales.

Citing an interview she did with “The Breakfast Club,” Vibe mentioned that Rae didn’t name names, but it seemed obvious that Seales was on her mind when commenting on her past collaborations at the Brooklyn launch event of her sparkling wine brand, Viarae, For the Rae, the moment opened the door for admitting that she’s never going to work with “anyone who goes on a podcast and talks sh*t” about her again.

Seales’ criticism of Rae is nothing new, considering how vocal she’s been about her dislike of Rae. In May, Seales opened up on “Club Shay Shay” about a 2019 Emmys party that she was allegedly booted from by Rae’s publicist.

Despite chatter about her and Rae issues starting on “Insecure,” the funny woman mentioned that Rae’s publicist was the one who initially had an issue with her. From there it was on, with Seales allegedly not having Seales’ back or “empowering” her as a woman.

“So I’ve never talked about this publicly because it has always been incredibly important to me to protect Issa,” Seales told Sharpe. “Because I know that Issa is doing something within this business that so few people get to do. And it’s not something I desire to do. I’m not interested in getting a $100 million production deal. That’s not a life that I want for myself. But I know that her role is very important.”

Amanda Seales
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Going further into her conflict, Seales touched on the “mean girl” label folk put on her, stating the description is something that Seales also pointed out that many deemed her a “mean girl,” which she said could be the furthest from the truth.

“I just want to point out something very basic. How can I be a mean girl on a set that ain’t my set? How? It’s your show. You are my boss,” she explained. “I can’t even be the mean girl here because you can fire me.”

Rae’s reputation as a positive force was also discussed as Seales revealed that the “American Fiction” star “wasn’t empowering,” and made her feel like she was “needed.”

She added, “She didn’t feel like I deserved to be protected. I’m only giving a portion of the situation. But that was my experience,” Seales added. “And nonetheless, I have still always protected her because I felt like it was my responsibility to do so. But it is not.”

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