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    Kid Cudi Taken Aback Having to Play Donald Trump Supporter on 'We Are Who We Are'

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    Aside from talking about his portrayal of Richard Poythress in the Luca Guadagnino-created series, the ‘Day ‘n’ Nite’ hitmaker opens up about his longtime friendship with Kanye West.
    Oct 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Rapper/actor Kid Cudi was unsure about portraying a supporter of controversial U.S. President Donald Trump on TV because he worried fans would mistake him for a real-life Republican.
    The “Day ‘n’ Nite” hitmaker stars in “Call Me by Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino’s new series, “We Are Who We Are”, a coming-of-age drama about two American kids growing up on a fictional U.S. military base in Italy in 2016.
    However, he had concerns about one particular scene early on On the series, as his character, Richard Poythress, the strong-willed officer father of one of the protagonists, excitedly unwraps a package containing two red caps bearing Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan, Make America Great Again.
    “I read the scripts and at first I was taken aback, because I have my beliefs,” Cudi told Esquire magazine of the storyline. “I’m not a Trump supporter. I don’t know if the world knows that, but I was just really concerned about what people may think.”
    “I talked to Luca and it all made sense to me at the end of the day,” he continued of understanding the importance of the father/daughter bonding scene. “Look, it’s a character I’m playing and I was fully invested in that, you know?”

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    “At the end of the day, I hope that people can accept that for what it is, and not go and be like, ‘Oh, s**t, Cudi’s a Trump supporter now – he’s wearing a MAGA hat.'”

    Cudi also feared his longtime friendship with former mentor and frequent collaborator Kanye West would make viewers think he really was a fan of Trump, as Kim Kardashian’s outspoken husband hasn’t been shy in his praise for the real estate mogul-turned-world leader, who is known for making racist, xenophobic, and/or misogynistic remarks.
    “I thought some people would be foolish about it and be like, ‘Oh, he must’ve talked to Kanye’ or ‘Kanye must’ve got to him’ or some s**t like that,” Cudi explained of their relationship. “I think he knows where I stand (politically), and I think he doesn’t bring it up to me. We just don’t talk about it. I totally disagree with it; I think he knows that. And if he doesn’t know, he knows now.”
    However, just because they don’t see eye-to-eye on politics doesn’t mean the “Westworld” actor isn’t still close with Kanye, who is actually running for the White House himself this year.
    “That’s my brother. I’ll go on record: That’s my brother. I love him,” Cudi stated. “But that doesn’t mean I’m going to agree with everything he f**king says and he f**king does, you know?”

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      Kid Cudi Initially Thought Timothee Chalamet Played a Part in His 'We Are Who We Are' Casting

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      Speaking about the selection of the ‘Just What I Am’ rapper for the limited series, director Luca Guadagnino insists he would not have done so if he did not think the MC is a good actor.
      Oct 1, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Rapper/actor Kid Cudi was so surprised to be cast in director Luca Guadagnino’s new TV drama, he became convinced mutual pal Timothee Chalamet was somehow involved.
      Chalamet starred in the filmmaker’s critically-acclaimed 2017 movie “Call Me by Your Name”, so when Cudi was tapped to feature in his coming-of-age limited series, “We Are Who We Are”, the hip-hop star was sure Guagagnino was simply offering him the job as a favour.
      “I can’t believe I got the role,” Cudi marvelled to Esquire magazine. “I asked Timmy if he said something to (Luca) or anything to plug me. I thought that was all Timmy when (Luca) hit me up, truthfully.”

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      “(Timmy) was like, ‘No, bro, I was playing your music on set (of Call Me by Your Name) and telling him who you were… No.’ So I was like, ‘Oh, this is f**king ill. Just the universe lining up just right’.”
      And Guadagnino insists he wouldn’t have cast Cudi in his show if he didn’t think he was a genuinely good fit: “He’s a great actor. But for me to be on set is to be with people that I worship, that I love, that I want to spend time with, and I felt that energy with him.”
      Returning the praise, Cudi, real name Scott Mescudi, said, “He’s the sweetest man. It was always, ‘Scott, my love!’.”
      “We Are Who We Are” also features Chloe Sevigny, and has brief cameos by Chalamet and his “Call Me by Your Name” co-star Armie Hammer as background extras.

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