Colman Domingo slams critics of his drag look in Sabrina Carpenter's 'Tears' music video

Actor Colman Domingo is slamming critics of his drag look in Sabrina Carpenter’s latest music video.

In The Rocky Horror Picture Show inspired Tears music video, the Euphoria actor plays a mad scientist in the vein of his counterpart from the film, Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Social media users seemed perturbed by the fact that another acclaimed man of color was requested to dress as a woman.

Although he was not tagged in the numerous comments, Domingo took to his X account to share his views,

“It’s a character. Like all the characters I play. Calm down brother. Enjoy the video and the fun that it possesses. Dance it out! It ain’t that deep. ‘We are born naked and everything else is drag’ Suits, t shirts, dresses. All drag.”

The video for ‘Tears’ premiered on August 29 alongside the release of Carpenter's most recent album, Man's Best Friend.

Colman Domingo stars in Sabrina Carpenter’s Tears video

Colman Domingo's involvement in the Tears music video was a well-kept surprise. However, shortly (a minute) before the video's release, the actor made a cryptic post on X. It read,

"About to break the internet. Tears. Protect all the Dolls.”

In her Instagram post, sharing the music video, Sabrina Carpenter referred to the actor as "the truly incomparable, magnetic, and fantastic Colman Domingo," adding, "wish we were still dancing in the street at 4 am."

In other news, Domingo is set to return to the big screen alongside Academy Award-nominated actor Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall). The film is titled “True-ish” and is a satirical drama directed by Goran Stolevski.

The official synopsis, as per Variety, reads as follows,

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“Desperate to make amends for past mistakes and show initiative, she ends up staging footage of atrocities that gets her into deeper and deeper trouble, with serious international consequences.”

A release date for the film has yet to be confirmed.

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