HBO Max has released a statement following significant backlash to its announcement that “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil had been tapped to MC and judge its ballroom voguing competi…
.’ For clarity, Dashaun is the series’ MC/Commentator, and Jameela heads up the panel of judges alongside Leiomy, Law, and Megan,” the statement, released late Wednesday night, read.
While “RuPaul’s Drag Race” judge and executive producer Michelle Visage commented on Twitter that there are “literally so many others who actually KNOW about ball who should [be] on”., saying that she is in fact not slated to MC the show, but is “just one of the judges,” blaming “an inaccurate press release” for the confusion and for triggering a slew of “incorrect news articles.”
“I know that my being queer doesn’t qualify me as ballroom,” Jamil went on to write in the post. “But I have privilege and power and a large following to bring to this show, and its beautiful contestants and ballroom hosts.”
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