{"id":1455135,"date":"2022-04-27T08:30:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T12:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455135"},"modified":"2022-04-27T08:30:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T12:30:17","slug":"viola-davis-fires-back-after-shes-slammed-for-michelle-obama-portrayal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viola-davis-fires-back-after-shes-slammed-for-michelle-obama-portrayal\/","title":{"rendered":"Viola Davis Fires Back after She\u2019s Slammed for Michelle Obama Portrayal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fviola-davis-fires-back-after-shes-slammed-for-michelle-obama-portrayal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455135&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/04\/viola-davis-michelle-obama-duck-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we reported<\/a> that the Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis was being slammed for her portrayal of Michelle Obama on the Showtime original series \u201cThe First Lady.\u201d Now, Davis is firing back at the \u201ccruel\u201d criticisms, which she says have been \u201cincredibly hurtful.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love Viola Davis but they gotta shut this whole thing down! This is supposed to be Michelle Obama? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZGYitBPUu8\">pic.twitter.com\/ZGYitBPUu8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fuckie Chinster (@DailyBruise2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyBruise2\/status\/1516572893781520384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Backstory: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/04\/viola-davis-michelle-obama-duck-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viola Davis Roasted For \u2018Duck Face\u2019 Portrayal Of Michelle Obama In \u2018The First Lady\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Davis Sounds Off\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Davis told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-61213761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the BBC<\/a> that while critiques are an\u00a0\u201coccupational hazard\u201d of acting, she also finds it to be \u201cincredibly hurtful when people say negative things about your work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do you move on from the hurt, from failure?\u201d she questioned. \u201cBut you have to. Not everything is going to be an awards-worthy performance. But ultimately I feel like it is my job as a leader to make bold choices. Win or fail it is my duty to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davis went on to slam professional reviewers, saying that critics \u201cserve absolutely no purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Lifestyle + Entertainment from TellMeNow. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey always feel like they\u2019re telling you something that you don\u2019t know,\u201d the 56 year-old star continued. \u201cSomehow that you\u2019re living a life that you\u2019re surrounded by people who lie to you, and \u2018I\u2019m going to be the person that leans in and tells you the truth.\u2019 So it gives them an opportunity to be cruel to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davis then said that playing someone as famous and beloved as Obama is \u201calmost impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEither you\u2019re doing too much or not enough,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople know how they walk, how they talk and how they hold their pearls, so it\u2019s very difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2021\/03\/jimmy-kimmel-asks-michelle-obama-if-she-had-sex-with-barack-to-celebrate-death-of-osama-bin-laden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Kimmel Asks Michelle Obama If She Had Sex With Barack To Celebrate Death Of Osama Bin Laden<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Davis Ruthlessly Mocked<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-10755393\/Viola-Davis-says-cruel-criticism-portrayal-Michelle-Obama-incredibly-hurtful.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> reported that this came after Davis was ruthlessly mocked for her portrayal of Obama, with social media users saying that she was constantly making a duck face in the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe director that made Viola Davis do that duck face may need to serve time,\u201d one social media user commented, with another adding, \u201cI love Viola Davis but the entire team of people behind all of this should get fired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cWhy didn\u2019t anybody stop you?\u201d a third user wrote. \u201cWhy could they not even give you an actual make up artist? How will you ever face Michelle Obama after this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New look at Viola Davis as Michelle Obama in Showtime\u2019s \u2018The First Lady.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YNwFTGcM45\">pic.twitter.com\/YNwFTGcM45<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/1515125119147917313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Davis \u2018Hiding From Michelle\u2019 Obama<\/h3>\n<p>Davis had previously admitted that playing Obama made her nervous.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cI\u2019m glad it\u2019s over!\u201d she said before the show premiered. \u201cI mean, the stress\u2026 Because everybody likes \u2013 loves \u2013 Michelle Obama.\u00a0They know what she sounds like, they know what she looks like. And I\u2019m like, \u2018I don\u2019t want Michelle Obama calling me, cussing me out.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When asked if she had reached out to Obama about the role, Davis replied, \u201cI am hiding from Michelle. I\u2019m hiding. I\u2019m hiding in my house. I\u2019m not sending her nothing.\u00a0That\u2019s the kind of thing where you have to prostate yourself on the floor and just go, \u2018OK, Michelle, I messed up.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Davis, it seems that that\u2019s exactly what she\u2019ll be doing, should she ever run into Obama somewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we reported that the Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis was being slammed for her portrayal of Michelle Obama on the Showtime original series \u201cThe First Lady.\u201d Now, Davis is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":505,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1455135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1455135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/505"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1455135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1455135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1455135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1455135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1455135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}