The E! News broadcast of the 2019 Golden Globes Red Carpet just majorly messed up Jameela Jamil's name, identifying her as Kamilah Al-Jamil, which is... definitely not right. But! It might just be a very clever joke.
Here's the deal. Jameela plays Tahani Al-Jamil on The Good Place. In case you don't watch, the show follows four people who were sent to Hell after they died, and the show explores what each character's version of Hell would be like. Basically, what would be *the absolute worst thing* to happen to each character?
Tahani, Jameela's character, lived in her sister's shadow the entire time she was alive, and could never quite live up. Her version of torture is never being as good as her sister, and always coming in second. That sister's name is Kamilah Al-Jamil. It'd be absolute torture for Tahani if she was identified as her sister on THE GOLDEN GLOBES RED CARPET.
Netflix seems to think this is a joke, as does Vulture, but it could just be a really coincidental and bad mistake??
Either way, it looks like Jameela appreciated it all the same (and is firmly in Team 'It Was a Joke', for the record).
"E live red carpet. This is legit the funniest thing I have ever seen," she tweeted. "What a joyous mistake. Tahani would DIE! LOO LOL LOL. #witherTahani ?
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"Hands down the greatest of red carpet jokes from whoever did this. It’s made my night."
For what it's worth, E! did just subtly apologise for it during the live show. One of their red carpet reporters looked at footage of Jameela on the carpet and said, "Jameela Jamil! We know your name girl. How could we not? It’s live, it happens!” So... maybe that means they know they messed up?
Someone is either *very* funny or *very* in trouble. TBD!
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Emma Baty is the Senior Entertainment Editor at Cosmopolitan, where she shapes TV, movie and music coverage, writes celebrity profiles, edits stories across both print and digital, and generally obsesses over all things pop culture. Prior to this role, she worked as Cosmopolitan.com’s News Writer, writing celebrity news stories daily and covering live events like the Oscars. Originally from Grand Haven, Michigan, she currently lives in Brooklyn.
