Steph Curry defends wife Ayesha Curry over criticism of her romcom kiss
Photo: The GuardianOn Wednesday, Steph Curry posted a roughly 90-second Instagram video defending his wife, Ayesha Curry, after former NBA players and sports podcasters criticized her role in the Roku romantic comedy Second Chance Holiday. In the film, released Nov. 5, Ayesha plays a dating expert who shares an on-screen kiss with Matthew Daddario, a clip that went viral. Curry said he had tried to laugh off the remarks but felt something needed to be said, and he named Gilbert Arenas, Nick Young and Emmanuel Acho. Acho has since apologized. Separately, a resurfaced 2025 podcast comment in which Ayesha said she did not want children drew online criticism, and she replied on X that she had never complained a day in her life.
The left-leaning Guardian, in an opinion piece by Andrew Lawrence, frames the episode as exposing sports' "manosphere" for double standards and fragile masculinity, leading with Curry's video and his remarks on how women are viewed. The alternative outlet Awful Announcing names McCoy, Acho, Arenas and Young, reports Acho's apology, and says the critics ignored how acting works. The right-leaning Daily Wire, republished from Sport & State, leads with Curry calling out former pros and the kiss clip. The New York Post leads instead with the resurfaced motherhood comment and Ayesha's X reply, a focus the others do not feature. Left and right agree on Curry's defense; they diverge on whether the critics' double standards or the kiss and motherhood remarks should dominate.
How the sides differ Left sources cast the critics' remarks as double standards; right sources stress the viral kiss and a resurfaced motherhood comment.
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The Guardian leads with Curry's video and frames the critics' remarks as sports-world double standards and fragile masculinity.
Awful Announcing leads with the named podcasters and Acho's apology, stressing that the critics ignored how acting works.
- New York PostStephen Curry’s wife rips critic after her ‘disturbing’ motherhood comment resurfaces
- Washington TimesPaywallStephen Curry addresses criticisms about wife Ayesha
Daily Wire leads with Curry calling out ex-NBA players over the kiss; the New York Post leads with Ayesha's resurfaced motherhood comment and her X reply.