‘Euphoria’ actress can’t believe she was cut almost entirely from episode: Good thing I’ve got ‘thick skin’

Mother knows best. 

Nika King, nan character who plays Zendaya’s mom successful “Euphoria,” seemed to find nan joke successful her one-line quality successful nan astir caller section of nan show’s Season 3.

The actress, 47, took to Instagram connected Sunday night to declare astir of her speech had been trim retired entirely.

“I conscionable watched nan section that I’ve been promoting each week – and my mom complete present is clowning me!” she told nan camera while laughing.

King revealed her mother was besides laughing astatine her because “the net waited each this clip for [her] to conscionable opportunity 1 line.” 

Her mom past inaccurately corrected herself and added, “Three years!”

(Fans really had to hold 4 years for Season 3, arsenic Season 2 aired successful 2022.)

In King’s video, she besides turned to talk to her mother, who remained off-screen, “You amended beryllium gladsome I person a consciousness of humor, you amended beryllium gladsome I’ve sewage heavy skin.”

Page Six has reached retired to HBO for comment.

During nan section titled “Stand Still and See,” Rue (Zendaya) has a near-death acquisition arsenic she narrowly avoids a head-on collision pinch a truck.

Afterwards, she seeks comfortableness successful a religion and calls her mom, Leslie (King), and in a agelong affectional monologue, tells her that she’s searching for redemption. 

However, arsenic King claimed, nan camera only shows Rue’s extremity of nan telephone speech until nan camera cuts to her mother connected nan different end.

Leslie simply tells Rue that she loves her earlier nan speech ends. 

This short segment is King’s first clip onscreen successful “Euphoria” since 2022 — pinch fans slamming nan situation.

“I thought it was truthful weird to person that speech beryllium wholly one-sided without america capable to perceive her lines,” 1 spectator wrote on Reddit, adding that it would person been bully to spot Rue’s mom “after not seeing her […] astatine each this full season.”

Another instrumentality commented, “I had nary thought they filmed nan full conversation, why not support that in?”

The instrumentality remarked that nan section was “boring” pinch a batch of “unnecessary scenes they could person cut” if nan show needed much room to show Rue’s mother.

Another spectator slammed nan show for including different scenes successful nan section that seemed pointless, specified arsenic “4 minutes of Faye being a Nazi apologist.

“We [definitely] couldn’t person spent immoderate of that clip proceeding what nan main characters mom had to say,” they noted.

King appeared passim Season 1 and Season 2 of nan show, playing a struggling azygous mom trying to genitor her drug-addicted teen daughter. 

King antecedently made headlines for speaking retired astir her “Euphoria” paycheck during a stand-up drama group successful 2024. 

“Season 3 is coming retired — I don’t f–king know. Don’t inquire me, I don’t know. … ‘We request Season 3!’ Bitch, I request Season 3! I haven’t paid my rent successful six months,” she said onstage during an quality astatine Hollywood Improv. 

She besides claimed that she hasn’t booked immoderate roles since “Euphoria” and joked, “And Zendaya’s complete successful Paris astatine Fashion Week. I’m like, bitch, travel home! I request you! Mama needs you!” 

After nan clip went viral, King told nan Hollywood Reporter that her comments were intended arsenic “a lighthearted joke.” 

This is conscionable nan latest constituent of contention successful nan 3rd play of “Euphoria.”

Previously, fans and critics had slammed nan show for nan penning connected Jacob Elordi’s Nate, who is wildly retired of character successful Season 3, and for Sydney Sweeney’s OnlyFans plot. 

The creator Labrinth, who was portion of nan show’s euphony successful its first 2 seasons, besides left nan show nether unclear circumstances and blasted it, writing, “F–K EUPHORIA” successful a since-deleted Instagram post.

“Euphoria” airs Sundays astatine 9 p.m. connected HBO.