Stephen Curry addresses backlash over Ayesha’s movie kissing scene. Image via: Noah Graham/Getty Images for Eat. Learn. Play
Stephen Curry said the noise usually does not bother him or Ayesha, but this round crossed a line. He felt the hosts were trying to shrink his wife’s accomplishments while turning her life into podcast material. The four-time NBA champion tied it to a wider issue, saying the talk shows how people view women and what they are allowed to do.
Ayesha also had a supporting role alongside Lindsay Lohan in Irish Wish, a 2024 Netflix romantic comedy. Golden State, joint-third in the West at 8-3, was set to open a five-game road trip against Houston on Wednesday night.
Young, who played with Curry on the 2018 title team, also joined the conversation.
“Maybe the apology can be as loud as y’all leading y’all shows with this topic,” Steph continued, adding, “Appreciate the free pub. He said he tried to laugh this one off, but “something needs to be said. McCoy said on his podcast he respected it if the scene was not real. Ayesha wanted to act before she married the Warriors guard, with childhood commercials and a Hannah Montana episode on her résumé, according to journalist Jemele Hill. Hill said the film drew no similar outrage, and she called the backlash against Ayesha rooted in misogyny.
McCoy separately questioned her choice to film the kiss. Curry rarely engages with criticism of his family. In his view, the apology should be as loud as the shows that led with the topic. He closed by thanking the hosts for the free publicity and telling viewers to stream the film on Roku. Second Chance Holiday follows Chelsey, a dating expert who returns home after a run of holiday breakups and reconnects with her high school sweetheart. The kiss with Daddario became the talking point online. Ayesha answered the noise herself, writing that it was not even real and calling the critics annoying. Hill also pointed to Hailee Steinfeld, who is married to Bills quarterback Josh Allen and had an intimate scene with Michael B. Jordan in Sinners.