I’ve said this in another thread but the professional working relationship they seem to have defies any kind of reasoning. We all know what a twisted man he is in his “art” and in how he runs his sets. The reviews of The Idol aren’t surprising in the least.

However, I cannot begin to understand why Zendaya continues to choose to work with him. It’s not like him being a professional petty asshat with a victim complex is news; she can’t possibly be that secluded away that she doesn’t know about the treatment of women on the set of Euphoria and surely can’t be that blind to not have seen that Malcolm and Marie was just a thinly veiled critique against critiques.

Let me be clear, I don’t believe in blaming a Black woman for a white man’s behavior. Sam Levinson is a problem in and of himself and I’ll be glad to never see his name again.

But I cannot understand why Zendaya, a person that by all accounts seems to be very thoughtful of her choices in Hollywood and of these bigger picture ideals, not only continues to work with him but is openly appreciative and praises their working relationship.

Is there some piece here that I’m missing?