Ayesha Curry is facing a wave of online criticism after a kissing scene from her new movie started circulating on social media.
The wife of Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has her first lead role in a feature film in Roku’s holiday movie Second Chance Holiday, which premiered Thursday. In the clip making the rounds, Ayesha is seen kissing Matthew Daddario on screen, and that moment quickly became the center of the conversation.
Former NFL star LeSean McCoy weighed in during a recent episode of the Speakeasy podcast, saying the scene went too far in his view. “This is crazy,” McCoy said while discussing the clip. He also pointed back to Ayesha’s earlier comments about wanting more attention in her relationship and said the on-screen kiss fit into that same conversation.
Speaking with Emmanuel Acho, McCoy questioned why she would kiss another man on camera while married to Steph Curry. Acho tried to note that it was acting, but the two kept going back and forth over the scene.
McCoy said he didn’t like seeing it, especially as a Steph Curry fan, and argued that it crossed a line. “I’ve seen a while ago where she keeps saying how she wants more attention, and how girls throw themselves at him and she still just wants to feel like she’s wanted… now you want us to see kissing a dude?
… This is crazy,” McCoy added.
He continued to press the point before softening slightly after Ayesha’s response came up. “Why you kissing that man like that? Now she did say it’s not real, so if it’s not real, then I respect it,” he said.
Ayesha had already addressed the viral moment on X, brushing off the backlash and making clear the kiss wasn’t real. “It’s not even real you guys are annoying,” she wrote.
Steph Curry has publicly backed his wife’s acting work. Before the movie’s premiere, he posted a message on X praising her performance: “My Leading Lady. I get to see the work behind the scenes and now the world gets to see you shine and this is just the beginning…”
Ayesha previously appeared in Netflix’s Irish Wish in 2024.
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