Colman Domingo claps again at haters criticizing him for being in drag in Sabrina Carpenter’s new ‘Tears’ video

Colman Domingo isn't losing any tears on his haters.

The Oscar-nominated actor is simply too busy celebrating after making his music video debut within the video for Sabrina Carpenter's new single "Tears." However as normal, some social media customers can't assist however hone in on negativity. The scintillating video, taking inspiration from The Rocky Horror Image Present, sees Domingo decked out in drag, enjoying a personality clearly impressed by the musical's transgender alien scientist, Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

One X consumer complained of Domingo's function, "Hollywood ain’t s—. Colman Domingo is a strong actor… Needed to put him in drag in Sabrina Carpenter’s video huh? Bulls—."

Although Domingo wasn't tagged within the submit, he did pen a response: "It’s a personality. Like all of the characters I play. Relax brother," he wrote. "Benefit from the video and the enjoyable that it possesses. Dance it out! It ain’t that deep."

He then supplied some knowledge from drag legend RuPaul, including, "'We’re born bare and every thing else is drag.' Fits, t-shirts, attire. All drag."

The music video sees Carpenter come beneath the tutelage of Domingo’s modern and magnetic character. Selecting up the place her "Manchild" music video left off earlier this summer time, the video sees Carpenter stumble from the wreckage of a automobile crash solely to be greeted by Domingo, who invitations her in for a sultry makeover and disco-infused dance break along with his fellow queens. All of the whereas, she sings about her dream of courting a person who treats her with some primary human decency.

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Domingo's look within the music video took some followers unexpectedly. When it premiered Friday night time, one X consumer shared a clip with the caption, "Colman Domingo dancing in drag with Sabrina Carpenter was not on my bingo card for 2025 however right here we’re!"

Domingo responded, resharing the submit with the laugh-crying emoji and writing, "Didn’t see that coming did ya? Thanks Sabs for inviting me to really play."

The one clue of Domingo's look within the video got here roughly one minute earlier than it debuted. "About to interrupt the web. Tears. Shield all of the Dolls," he wrote within the 11:59 p.m. submit, the latter phrase being an expression of assist for trans ladies.

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Carpenter can be celebrating the collaboration between the 2 stars. When she first shared the Bardia Zeinali-directed video on Instagram, she made certain to honor "the really incomparable, magnetic, and incredible Colman Domingo," including, "want we had been nonetheless dancing on the street at 4 am."

She later wrote "you’re a DREAM" whereas quoting Domingo's submit.

The "Tears" video coincided with the discharge of Carpenter's seventh studio album, Man's Greatest Buddy, which is accessible now.

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