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Shameik Moore has been dealing with a constant barrage of friendly fire, ever since hisSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseco-actor, Hailee Steinfield, announced her engagement. On November 30th, the pop star and actor broke the news of her engagement with long-time boyfriend, Josh Allen. As she and the Buffalo Bills quarterback have been dating for quite a while, this does not exactly come as a surprise.
The same energy could be seen in the comment section where fans have been showering the couple with congratulatory messages with a fun jest here and there about how it should have been them. However, on the same day, Shameik Moore’s post on X with vague wording somehow stole all the spotlight and prodded the fans into a joke fest. Now responding to the rumors, Moore has finally tried to set the record straight.
Shameik Moore responded to rumors about his crush on Hailee Steinfeld
What started the whole episode wasShameik Moore’s post on X after theBumblebeestar announced her engagement via an Instagram post. In it, the actor spoke about how there are many more people to meet, and more chances to try, learn, and apply in life.
There’s still more people to meet. More opportunities to come. And more chances to try. Live, learn, apply.
Many fans promptly took this as his admission of feelings towards hisSpider-Verseco-actor, and the internet went into a frenzy of making jokes, memes, and even video compilations of him complimenting Steinfeld during theSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Versepress tours.
As perScreen Rant, during the Fan Expo 2024, he finally addressed the rumors hounding him non-stop ever since the fiasco began. Claiming that it has been a tough weekend, he said,“The internet’s been killing me, I’m sorry.”
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He further claimed that his compliments towardsHailee Steinfeldwere him showing appreciation towards his co-actor, and the time, as well as the effort they spent working on the project together. According to him, it was especially fun as a lot of the time, voice actors don’t get to do the recording together for their respective roles.
The second movie Hailee and I worked more. And during interviews, I would speak about how much…I’m reading with Kemp Powers. I’m reading with Chris Miller or Phil Lord. So I’m always talking to older men every time, either in person or whatever the lines are. And so, I spoke about how fun it was, or how much easier it was working with my co-star. And then these video clips got put together.
It is essential to mention here that the compliments he gave, could have easily been applied to any of his co-stars. Also, spending time with co-stars in a live-action movie, and in an animated movie are completely different things as voice-actors mostly do recordings separately.
Shameik Moore’s response to rumors of his crush on Hailee Steinfeld sparks fresh trolling
Unfortunately, this is not the first timeThe Gutterstar’s hopes to put things to rest did not work quite as planned. As a result, the internet has been abuzz with a fresh bout of trolling after he clarified his position.
With fans asking him to stop stretching the topic, and urging him to move on, it seems like the internet is convinced of their assumption, without a care for whatever the truth may be.
Please don’t ruinSpider-Man for me.
Like Frozen, Let it go.
He keeps adding to the fire
My brother in Christ, move on and stop simping for this girl lol 😂
I mean anything that helps him cope😭
Although some things can be conceded in good fun, it is important to remember that the internet has this habit of turning non-issues into major issues by blowing things out of proportion. Especially, as Shameik Moore’s post on X does not specify any names or even a clear intent with its abstract wording, it could very well have been random musings.
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Unfortunately, we might never know whether it was about Steinfeld’s engagement toJosh Allen, or really just a just a harmless post that got misinterpreted by overzealous fans. However, withSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verseallegedly in production, it might be time to put it to rest, lest the already delayed release date get pushed back even more if the co-stars become awkward with each other as a result of this rumor.
All theSpider-Versemovies are available for streaming on Netflix.
Anushree Banerjee
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Anushree Banerjee is an Anime Writer at FandomWire with over 550 published articles. She has a post-grad in English and years of experience working with some of the biggest companies on the pop culture, and anime scene, such as, Sportskeeda, Pinkvilla, and MovieWeb. Staying on top of everything anime consumes her days, while bingeing on everything horror, and thriller keeps her up at night. Be it superhero flicks from Marvel and DC, or Shonen, and Seinen, like Bleach, The Apothecary Diaries, and Attack on Titan, she can probably state facts about them faster than she can recite her home address.
