It seems that trouble may be brewing in the “Power” universe between two of its biggest stars, Gianni Paolo and Joseph Sikora, following an exchange at Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson‘s Tycoon weekend event.
Paolo plays Brayden Weston on “Power” and its spinoff “Power Book II: Ghost.” While Sikora portrays the role of Tommy Egan in “Power” and “Power Book IV: Force.” The drama began last weekend after fans noticed that Sikora failed to greet Paolo onstage during Jackson’s performance of “Big Rich Town” featuring Joe.
In the viral clip, Sikora is seen getting on stage, embracing other guests from Jackson’s hit Starz series, and dodging Paolo’s handshake. Despite the awkward encounter, the 26-year-old briefly commented on Sikora’s actions by claiming that the actor was “pressed” by his newfound fame.
Once Sikora caught wind that the encounter and Paolo’s clapback video were circulating online, he said that the pair had made amends after seeing each other at a hotel. On Aug. 31, Paolo denied Sikora’s claims of the actors being “all good” by writing a lengthy Instagram Story post.
Paolo said, “Listen I was gonna leave this s–t alone, but people keep sending me this and this dude just straight up telling lies. It’s not ‘all good.’ I asked him in the elevator what his deal was with me cause he’s been doing this s–t for years when I’ve shown nothing but respect and love.. “
The “Ma” star added, “He kept saying he doesn’t f–k with me. Nothing was resolved. Stop spreading lies cause people are pressing you about your saltiness.” In the post, Paolo also states that the pair did, in fact, get along at one point during the last season of “Power,” but that all changed when “Power Book II: Ghost” debuted.
Following that upload, Paolo claimed in another post that he never wanted to make this feud public but because of Sikora’s actions at the event, many fans were quickly able to see the hostility between the two men.
Paolo said, “He’s been doing this s–t behind closed doors for years. You made this public onstage grandpop, not me. Now you’re dealing with the outcome of being a child.”
As The Shade Room reposted Paolo’s Instagram tories that same day, “Power” executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson added fuel to the fire by sharing the blog’s upload on his Instagram page.
The mogul wrote while addressing Sikora and Paolo by their character names, “oh s–t, it’s up! Now I never like to start s–t but you should sock him Tommy, wait i think this little nigga Brayden got a knife. lol @bransoncognac @lecheminduroi www.gunitbrands.com.”
Paolo commented on the post by telling Jackson to calm down. He wrote, “Nah 50 cmon.”
As fans viewed Jackson’s post, many accused the rapper of being a messy boss by instigating the feud instead of quashing it.
“50 cent is the messiest boss ever.”
“Not you being petty with the cast from your own show.”
“‘I never like to start s–t (laughing emoji) always starting s–t.”
“Mr. Messy himself has entered the chat!”
“lmfaoooooo 50 takes nothing serious and i love that about him.”
50 went back to Instagram in response to the fallout. “oh shit, i need everybody to relax [smh emoji] we gotta go back to work,” 50 wrote.
Despite the commotion, Sikora has yet to respond to Paolo’s new claims.
