Euphoria: Nika King Wants To Throw A Shoe At Zendaya When Rue Curses
Euphoria's Nika King says that when Rue (Zendaya) curses on the show, she is tempted to throw a shoe at her. Rue curses at her mother frequently during scenes where she is having a mental breakdown. This has become something of a joke on social media, with many fans of the series saying that it felt inauthentic to have so much cursing at parents in a Black household.
Euphoria is nearing the end of its second season, and performing phenomenally—it’s the most-engaged show on Twitter, doubling the performance of Netflix’s All Of Us Are Dead. The series may well be roaring toward its final season, as recent comments from HBO exec Casey Bloys imply there’s a chance it could end after season 3. But it has inspired many memes and recreations of its most incendiary moments on TikTok. As Euphoria roars towards its likely epic conclusion, the show continues to be the discussion of the internet for its weekly reveals.
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King, who plays Leslie Bennett, Rue’s mother, was interviewed by EW along with Euphoria’s other moms, like Marsha Jacobs (Paula Marshall) and Suze Howard (Alanna Ubach), Lexi and Cassie’s mother. King spoke about working with Zendaya during her character’s arguments with Rue, saying that there “ain’t no way” that she would’ve dealt with Rue’s cursing the way Leslie does. The actress also humorously noted that in real life, Rue would have gotten a shoe thrown at her. Check out King’s full quote here:
«When Rue is cursing a lot, I'm like, 'Yo, it ain't no way in a Black household, with a Black mom, you're gonna be having that type of potty mouth constantly.' And Sam and Z had to be like, 'It's not about the cursing, it's about [how] she's on drugs, she's
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