October 20th 2023.
Issa Rae recently shared a hilarious yet nerve-wracking incident involving her 5-year-old nephew and a school fundraiser during her appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. As an actress, writer, and producer who was recently seen in Barbie, she was asked by her sister to help her nephew secure a win in the school’s online fundraiser.
Rae explained that she waited until the last second — literally at 4:59:59 p.m.— to donate a large amount of money to her nephew. Unfortunately, she selected the wrong child’s name, unintentionally giving a boost to her nephew’s opponent, who she referred to as “Zulu” to protect the young child’s identity, propelling them to the first-place spot. She told Fallon, “He [Rae’s nephew] gets to No. 1 and then, at the deadline, it’s 4:50 and I’m like, ‘I know one of these parents, they’re going to try and get their kid up. So, at 4:59, on the dot, I’m going to just boost [her nephew’s profits] a little bit… I set it all up, I put a little extra money on there, and I hit the purchase button right at 4:59:59. And then I realized… I gave it to Zulu.”
The Awkward Black Girl creator was in a very awkward spot. Her family members were competitive about her nephew winning the fundraiser but had no clue she was the reason Zulu was boosted again to the top rank. Rae said, “The family group chat is going crazy. They’re just like, ‘How could this happen? Parents are so greedy! People take this too seriously!’ And I’m dead silent.”
Realizing her mistake, Rae, who played “President Barbie” in the Barbie film, tried to make amends by contacting her bank. She shared with Fallon, “I was calling American Express like, ‘Please, can we cancel? This is fraud!'” She added, “And so it wasn’t until the next day where they were like, ‘Oh, you can cancel it’ that I decided… He got second place. Sorry to Zulu. He dropped down in the numbers.”
Fallon didn’t agree with Rae’s decision to contact her bank, which resulted in Zulu dropping in rank the next day. “This is a terrible lesson to teach your nephew!” he said to Rae.
After all the commotion, according to Rae, her 5-year-old nephew didn’t care where he placed in the fundraiser. Entertainment Weekly reported that he wasn’t concerned with the outcome.
Rae’s story proves that things don’t always go as planned. It’s important to learn from our mistakes and, if we can, try to fix the problem. In any case, Issa Rae tapped into the wine industry with her new Viarae Prosecco, so she’s still winning.
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