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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 22 July 2017
Q&A: Issa Rae on season 2 of ‘Insecure’ and its male fans

By MESFIN FEKADU absurd. It’s so amazing.
AP Entertainment Writer AP: So many of the show’s
NEW YORK (AP) — The male fans dogged your
response to season one character when you
of Issa Rae’s HBO series, cheated, and they rallied
“Insecure,” was so strong, behind Jay Ellis’ character.
particularly on social What did you think of that?
media, that countless (and Rae: I was talking about
hilarious) memes were how initially when the
created about the star show started, I got a lot
characters, and the show’s of criticism from black
male fans rallied behind men who were assuming
the male lead after he had we were tearing down
been cheated on. (black men) because of
It sparked the age-old the Lawrence character.
debate about male and They were like, ‘Another
female relationships. deadbeat black dude.
And Rae loves the Here y’all go, black
attention.“It just felt like women.’ And then to
the fruits of our labor see them at the end of
being celebrated in a way the season just like really
we that we didn’t even behind him was, ‘OK, I told
anticipate,” said Rae, the Issa Rae poses for a portrait on Thursday, July 20, 2017, in New York to promote her HBO series, you.’ Give stuff a chance.
show’s creator, writer and “Insecure.” And we weren’t pandering
star. “It just made us, if Associated Press to men, by any means. This
anything, more geeked to story lines into account, she’s trying to move on after writer’s room, so we were so is not a show created for
tell stories in season two.” because they would have cheating on Lawrence, (expletive) excited ... It was men, but it’s cool that they
But Rae added that she had Issa out here pregnant played by Jay Ellis. actually a writer’s retreat. identify with it.
didn’t let the fans and and baby mama drama, In an interview Thursday We were mad excited and AP: Do you feel there’s a
commentators influence so, no,” she said, smiling. with The Associated Press, sharing the memes. double standard when it
them as they began Life has been busy for Rae talked about the AP: What’s been your comes to cheating?
writing and filming the new 32-year-old Rae, who show’s male fans, getting favorite show meme? Rae: It’s almost like (women
episodes, which kicks off earned a Golden Globe snubbed at the Emmys Rae: When they put are) expected to deal with
Sunday at 10:30 p.m. EDT. nomination for her role as and her thoughts on the (Lawrence) on (Beyonce’s) it. And it’s such a betrayal
“We were also not taking Issa Dee in the series. In upcoming HBO series ‘Lemonade’ (album when a woman cheats on
anybody’s feedback or the new 8-episode season, “Confederate,” which was cover), that was hilarious a man in a man’s eyes...

Review: Jeff Abbott keeps criticized from some who ... but my favorite one ... You cannot be forgiven.
AP: People were surprised
fear it will glorify racism.
it was the most absurd, it
to when you didn’t earn
readers on edge in ‘Blame’ AP: What was it like going was like Martin (Luther King an Emmy nomination last
back into the writer’s room?
Jr.), Malcom (X), Nelson
Rae: The day after the Mandela, Lawrence. I was week. Did you expect to
no memory of that fateful finale we were back in the like ... this is so dumb. It’s so get nominated? q
evening. At first her friends
and members of the com-
munity were sympathetic, Lauren Hutton thrilled to get
but when a note was dis-
covered in her handwrit- ‘Mid-Life Achievement Award’
ing that appeared to be
a suicide note, she was
shunned and vilified. On ly/2vq08xL ) she was thrilled
the anniversary of the in- to receive the award,
cident, she receives a which means she has a lot
cryptic message that says, to look forward to and ac-
“I know what really hap- complish.
pened. I know what you The organizers of the Maine
don’t remember.” International Film Festival
At first Jane is hopeful, decided to honor her for
This cover image released but soon she discovers her work in films like “Paper
by Grand Central Publishing that whoever knows what Lion” and “A Wedding.”
shows “Blame,” by Jeff Ab- occurred that evening Hutton received the award
bott. Thursday night during the
Associated Press doesn’t have her best in-
terests at heart. Graffiti is Waterville-based film fes-
By JEFF AYERS scrawled on David’s tomb- tival. Previous recipients
Associated Press stone, and one of the res- include actors Ed Harris,
The girl who can’t remem- cuers that evening barely In this Dec. 10, 2013, file photo, model and actress Lauren Glenn Close, Lili Taylor, Sissy
Hutton poses for photos after arriving for Chanel’s Metiers d’Art
ber will be forced to seek escapes from her home fashion show in Dallas. Spacek and director Jona-
answers she doesn’t want after an arsonist tries to kill Associated Press than Demme. Last year’s
to find in “Blame,” Jeff Ab- her. Jane cannot recall recipient was actor Ga-
bott’s latest thriller. the events of that night, WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — ment Award.” briel Byrne, who appeared
Two years earlier, a car and the more she learns, Lauren Hutton has been The 73-year-old model in films such as “Miller’s
crash killed her friend David the more confused she be- honored with a Maine film and actress tells the Morn- Crossing” and “The Usual
and left Jane Norton with comes. q festival’s “Mid-Life Achieve- ing Sentinel (http://bit. Suspects.”q