MTV Caught Itself Shading Destiny’s Child Member Michelle Williams While Trying to Big-Up Michelle Obama

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There’s a photo up on the network’s Instagram account that photoshopped a photo of Michelle Obama into a Destiny’s Child photo. The first lady replaces Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams.

“Michelle was always my favorite Destiny’s Child,” the caption reads. The post originally appeared on the Instagram page for SaintHoax—a self-described “sociopolitical activist.”

Wiliams was apparently a good sport about it. 

She reportedly posted and then deleted this response: “You guys play waaaaaaaay too much! I see the pettiness crept into 2016!!! Only because it’s the one and only @michelleobama will I even entertain this!!! This is a good one that I must laugh at!!!”

Nice that Williams has a sense of humor about the whole thing.

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Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele is a staff writer at The Root and the founder and executive producer of Lectures to Beats, a Web series that features video interviews with scarily insightful people. Follow Lectures to Beats on Facebook and Twitter.

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