{"id":5579,"date":"2025-11-09T14:17:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T14:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/?p=5579"},"modified":"2025-11-09T14:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T14:17:44","slug":"will-grace-star-debra-messing-faces-backlash-after-controversial-message-to-zohran-mamdani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/?p=5579","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Will &amp; Grace\u2019 Star Debra Messing Faces Backlash After Controversial Message to Zohran Mamdani"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hollywood actress <strong>Debra Messing<\/strong>, best known for her role in <em>Will &amp; Grace<\/em>, has found herself at the center of a heated storm after sharing a message directed at New York politician <strong>Zohran Mamdani<\/strong>. What began as a strong opinion quickly spiraled into a wave of online outrage, with thousands accusing her of crossing the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messing\u2019s post, described by many as \u201cvicious\u201d and \u201ctone-deaf,\u201d spread quickly across social media, drawing in both critics and supporters. Within hours, her name was trending \u2014 not for her acting, but for the blunt tone of her statement. Some users called it \u201cunacceptable,\u201d while others defended her right to speak her mind, sparking a fierce debate about freedom of expression versus online responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Insiders close to Messing say the actress never expected the backlash to reach this level. \u201cShe\u2019s outspoken, but she\u2019s also emotional when it comes to politics,\u201d one source said. \u201cShe hit \u2018post\u2019 before realizing how harsh it might sound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Zohran Mamdani\u2019s supporters responded strongly, calling her words disrespectful and demanding a public apology. Others argued that this controversy reflects a bigger issue \u2014 how public figures often underestimate the power of their words in the age of social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of now, Messing has not issued a formal apology, but her team is reportedly monitoring the situation closely. Whether this moment will fade or leave a lasting mark on her image remains to be seen \u2014 but one thing is certain: her message has set the internet ablaze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood actress Debra Messing, best known for her role in Will &amp; Grace, has found herself at the center of a heated storm after sharing a message&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storytimebuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}