Created by and starring Issa, Insecure adopted Issa Dee, a lady about to show 30 who’s attempting to determine life in LA. It ran from 2016 to 2021 and co-starred Amanda as Issa’s pal, Tiffany DuBois.
Within the interview, Amanda stated points started in 2019 after she was allegedly denied entry by Issa’s publicist, Vanessa Anderson, to an Emmys celebration for Black performers.
Amanda claimed on the Membership Shay Shay podcast that when she talked to Issa in regards to the celebration a few days later, Issa really helpful that she and Vanessa communicate. Amanda claimed that, when she received spoke with Vanessa, the publicist admitted she did not “like” the actor. Amanda additionally accused Vanessa of launching a “smear marketing campaign” towards her after she hung up and refused to talk to Vanessa any additional.
“There’s an entire narrative that’s utterly false that folks hold spinning. They hold saying, you already know, that I am this imply woman on this set, that I harmed these individuals on set,” Amanda stated. “I simply wish to level out one thing very primary. How can I be a imply woman on a set that ain’t my present? How?”
“It is your present,” she continued, referring to Issa. “You’re my boss. I do not even have the capability to be the imply woman right here ‘trigger you’ll be able to hearth me. There isn’t any manner for me to be a imply woman on this scenario.”
Amanda stated she’d tried to keep away from speaking in regards to the expertise publicly as a result of it was at all times “extremely necessary” to her to “shield” Issa. “As a result of I do know that Issa is doing one thing inside this enterprise that so few individuals get to do. Nevertheless, there’s simply been sufficient situations at this level, the place I ought to have been protected by Issa, and I wasn’t.”
“She wasn’t empowering to me. She did not really feel like I used to be wanted,” Amanda added. “She did not really feel like I deserved to be protected. I am solely giving a portion of the scenario. However that was my expertise. And nonetheless, I’ve nonetheless at all times protected her as a result of I felt prefer it was my accountability to take action. However it isn’t.”
BuzzFeed has reached out to reps for Issa and Vanessa for touch upon Amanda’s claims. Within the meantime, watch the complete episode right here: