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Viola Davis responds to criticism of Michelle Obama portrayal in The First Lady : 'Incredibly hurtful'
Yahoo News ^ | 04/26/2022 | Jessica Wang

Posted on 04/29/2022 11:14:05 AM PDT by simpson96

Viola Davis called criticism of her portrayal of Michelle Obama in Showtime's The First Lady "incredibly hurtful."

The Oscar winner has been ridiculed for her facial expressions and pursed lips in her performance as the former first lady in the drama, which reframes American leadership through the lens of the formidable female spouses in the White House. In an interview with BBC News, Davis said it is "incredibly hurtful when people say negative things about your work," adding that criticism is an "occupational hazard" in showbiz.

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To: simpson96
Does the show include her table manners?


2 posted on 04/29/2022 11:16:37 AM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: simpson96

3 posted on 04/29/2022 11:18:32 AM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: BenLurkin

Is that real?


4 posted on 04/29/2022 11:18:45 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: simpson96

Want to portray the Mooch accurately? Gotta show your nuts.


5 posted on 04/29/2022 11:18:52 AM PDT by albie
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To: simpson96

there already are exact portrayals of Moochelle on TV..

Finding Bigfoot and Star Wars Chewbacca.


6 posted on 04/29/2022 11:19:22 AM PDT by max americana (fired leftards on cue after every election since 1992, and enjoyed seeing these bastards cry)
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To: albie

Big Mike


7 posted on 04/29/2022 11:19:49 AM PDT by max americana (fired leftards on cue after every election since 1992, and enjoyed seeing these bastards cry)
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8 posted on 04/29/2022 11:20:14 AM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: BenLurkin

LOL, and now Jill Biden dresses like an 18 y/o Blackhorse Pike streetwalker.


9 posted on 04/29/2022 11:20:17 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: OpusatFR

Yes. Post inagural dinner after Hussein was re-eelcted.


10 posted on 04/29/2022 11:20:57 AM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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11 posted on 04/29/2022 11:24:05 AM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: simpson96

liberals just cant take criticism at all can they? IF she is that hurt about such benign criticism, then she is in the wrong business and needs to go hide under a rock somewhere so that she won’t be offended anymore-


12 posted on 04/29/2022 11:37:49 AM PDT by Bob434 (.)
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To: BenLurkin

Who are the globalists on her left?


13 posted on 04/29/2022 11:52:36 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: simpson96

Hey Viola, do you have a big Weiner like big Mike does?


14 posted on 04/29/2022 11:52:51 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (Kimber .45 )
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To: BenLurkin

Ha! The lefties even attack their own hagiographies. Lol.


15 posted on 04/29/2022 12:08:12 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: BenLurkin
I found it most amusing that the guy who played obama.. his last name is fagbenle.
17 posted on 04/29/2022 12:20:52 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: EEGator

I did not know that about the Blackhorse Pike.


18 posted on 04/29/2022 12:24:33 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
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19 posted on 04/29/2022 12:27:09 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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20 posted on 04/29/2022 12:29:59 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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