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Tweeted And Deleted: Someone Thought Viola Davis Was Alfre Woodard at the Golden Globes

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Earlier today Jan. 8, a tweet was posted on Issa Rae’s account claiming that she overheard someone mistakenly refer to Viola Davis as Alfre Woodward at the Golden Globes. The tweet read, “Overheard: Alfre Woodard looks amazing” … “Oh I didn’t see her. But Viola Davis looks great”… “Oh that’s who I meant. That’s who I meant.” Moments later the tweet was deleted from her account.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 22: Viola Davis and Alfre Woodard attend the 8th Annual Oscar’s Sistahs Soiree Presented by Alfre Woodard and Farfetch at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on February 22, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Todd Williamson/WireImage)

Both Alfre Woodard and Viola Davis are both beautiful black queens and award-winning actresses, but many fans are confused on how the anonymous person mixed up the identities of the two. One social media user wrote, “Different skin tones & different bodies of work too smh.”

https://twitter.com/MJStarLover/status/950183262965719040

https://twitter.com/ejgwesley/status/950180801605496832

Although Issa decided not to share the name of the person who made this faulty comment, people want to know “Who said it sis”?

https://twitter.com/InejAlina/status/950231081416036352

 

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