She remains in her sister's shadow even at E! Entertainment's (DStv 124) red carpet coverage of the 76th Golden Globe Awards where E! labelled The Good Place actress Jameela Jamil as "Kamilah Al-Jamil" - not her real name or even her TV character's name but that of her character's fictional sister played by Rebecca Hazelwood.
Social media lit up over E!'s awkward mistake during its Live from the Red Carpet: 2019 Golden Globes coverage over misidentifying the actress in its bottom-third chyron for The Good Place seen on M-Net (DStv 101).
Viewers and fans of The Good Place know that the poor Tahani spent her whole life in the shadow of her famous, superstar younger sister Kamilah who constantly outshined her - something that directly led to her death since a statue of her sister crushed her while she tried to knock it down.
Netflix quickly chimed in and offered a billion dollars to the E! staffer who made the mistake, saying "Give #TheGoodPlace fan who works at E! one billion dollars for this savage insult on a shot of Jameela Jamil that would ENRAGE Tahani".
Give #TheGoodPlace fan who works at E! one billion dollars for this savage insult on a shot of Jameela Jamil that would ENRAGE Tahani pic.twitter.com/2hetvBskIb— Netflix US (@netflix) January 6, 2019
#GoldenGlobes Holy Forking Shirtballs.Did anyone else see my beautiful @jameelajamil posing on @eonlineTV Red Carpet @nbc for Pics & the Caption below her ACTUALLY Read:'KAMILAH AL JAMIL'.Have they LOST their FORKING minds? WHY take THIS away from 'Tahani' too?😡 Is it a Prank?🤣 pic.twitter.com/CammrezOQ8— shireen jamil (@shireen_jamil) January 7, 2019
E! literally listed @jameelajamil as Kamilah Al-Jamil, her character’s sister who is always stealing the spotlight. Hot garbage E!. #GoldenGlobes2019— Michelle (@michielauren) January 6, 2019
does e! news think kamilah al-jamil is a real person pic.twitter.com/N2LcrhAgqw— ellie (@eleanorbate) January 6, 2019
After a while E! admitted to its mistake in its broadcast coverage, with E! reporter Nina Parker who apologised on-air, saying "Jameela Jamil, we know your name, girl... It's live, it happens!"
The Good Place also responded on social media, saying "TAHAHI FOUND DEAD".
— The Good Place (@nbcthegoodplace) January 7, 2019
Jameela Jamil eventually responded on Twitter, saying: "This is legit the funniest thing I have ever seen. What a joyous mistake. Tahani would DIE! Hands down the greatest of red carpet jokes from whoever did this. It's made my night."
E live red carpet. This is legit the funniest thing I have ever seen. What a joyous mistake. Tahani would DIE! LOO LOL LOL. #witherTahani ? pic.twitter.com/iAtu3ktfiE— Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) January 7, 2019
