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Michelle Obama says she has not watched Showtime’s The First Lady<\/em>, in which Viola Davis portrays the former first lady.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “That’s the one thing I can’t do,” Obama said of attempting to watch the period drama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Following the show’s premiere in April 2022, Davis responded to criticism over her portrayal, saying it was “incredibly hurtful.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Michelle Obama<\/a> has finally addressed Viola Davis<\/a>‘ portrayal of her in Showtime’s The First Lady<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n While a guest on a recent episode of the Baby, This is Keke Palmer<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>podcast, the former first lady explained how she would prep for mainstream media interviews, often telling her team an answer she’d prefer to give before planning the official response. Host Keke Palmer said that the process reminded her of a scene from The First Lady<\/em>.<\/p>\n “I didn’t watch that,” Obama told Palmer, adding, “That’s the one thing I can’t do.”<\/p>\n After Palmer laughed at Obama’s response, the two shared their appreciation for the Oscar, Tony, and Emmy-winning actress. Obama added that she’d also love to speak with Davis, saying, “We can talk about that scene, and then I’ll watch it.”<\/p>\n While Palmer and Obama didn’t specify the scene specifically, a particular exchange in the period drama between Davis and costar O-T Fagbenle<\/a>, who played Barack Obama<\/a>, went viral when it first aired in 2022. In the scene, Michelle has learned about death threats against her family. Davis’ exaggerated facial expressions, such as her pursed lips and raised eyebrows, were widely criticized on social media.<\/p>\n