- "The Good Place" actress Jameela Jamil walked the red carpet for the 76th annual Golden Globes on Sunday, which took place at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California.
- When she appeared onscreen during E!'s coverage, she was accidentally listed as Kamilah Al-Jamil.
- Kamilah is the sister of Jamil's character on "The Good Place," Tahani Al-Jamil.
- Most people thought the misnaming was a clever joke, but an individual with knowledge of the situation told INSIDER it was a mistake.
- Jamil enjoyed the mistake.
"The Good Place"actress Jameela Jamil walked the red carpet for the 76th annual Golden Globes on Sunday, which took place at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California. But those watching the coverage on E! who are unfamiliar with her character may have been confused.
When Jamil appeared onscreen during E!'s red carpet coverage, she was listed as Kamilah Al-Jamil.
THEY CALLED JAMEELA JAMIL KAMILAH AL JAMIL PLEASEGSHDH pic.twitter.com/2NupmTTmIb
— izzy (@spidermanffh) January 6, 2019
Kamilah is the sister of Tahani Al-Jamil, Jamil's character on "The Good Place."
Most people thought the misnaming was a clever joke; Tahani is known for being vainglorious and desperate for approval, while her sister Kamilah is successful and widely beloved. The two sisters are constantly in conflict and Tahani struggles with living in her sister's shadow.
But an individual with knowledge of the situation told INSIDER it was a mistake. E!'s Nina Parker reportedly addressed and corrected it on the air.
As many fans of the show pointed out, the misnaming would be Tahani's worst nightmare — which makes the mistake all the more ironic and egregious.
OMFG E! CAPTIONING @jameelajamil as KAMILAH AL-JAMIL I'M SCREAMING. pic.twitter.com/9Vg0mMFLRu
— The Telefeminist (@telefeminism) January 6, 2019
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
Watching #GoldenGlobes red carpet, did E! just caption Jameela Jamil as Kamilah al-Jamil? What a great, subtle joke. This is truly Tahani's Bad Place.
— Jackie Anderson (@JackieMA) January 7, 2019
E! credited Jameela Jamil as Kamilah Al-Jamil!!! A great joke!!!! E! made a joke! I couldn’t get a screenshot!
— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) January 6, 2019
Poor Tahani. Even at the @GoldenGlobes she couldn’t shake Kamilah 😂 @jameelajamil@TheGoodPlaceNBCpic.twitter.com/ksYl42aKCX
— Amena (@amenaofficial) January 6, 2019
THE GOLDEN GLOBES JUST PUT KAMILAH AL JAMIL AS @jameelajamil'S NAME pic.twitter.com/YufMhOlA8Q
— The Mary Sue (@TheMarySue) January 6, 2019
Others, however, were unsure whether it was a mistake borne of lazy research.
screaming @enews captioned @jameelajamil on the red carpet with “kamilah al-jamil” aka her fictional sister from the tv show she’s on.... yall are lazy @enews smh #goldenglobes
— paseeSHEah (@paxyshia) January 6, 2019
Um @enews was it intentional to mislabel @jameelajamil as Kamilah Al-Jamil on your Golden Globes coverage? If so, hilarious—if not, yikes #GoldenGlobes2019
— Sarah Park (@sarahgepark) January 6, 2019
I can't be totally sure I saw this because what are the odds, but: of all the possible ways for E! to list Jameela Jamil's name incorrectly, "Kamilah al-Jamil" is really the ultimate
— Miranda Meyer (@MirandaWMeyer) January 6, 2019
Some people were simply confused.
Why did E! wrote Kamilah Al Jamil instead of Jameela Jamil? #GoldenGlobes#redcarpet
— JMF (@juliablocked) January 6, 2019
Did E! just call Jameela Jamil "Kamilah Al-Jamil?" The hell was that??? #GoldenGlobes#ERedCarpet
— 🎆 Clare Voyant 🎆 (@SayWhatSugar) January 6, 2019
Who the f is “Kamilah Al-Jamil”? #JameelaJamil
— art 👶🏾🐶🌲🎨📺🎤 (@arthimeera) January 6, 2019
Jamil had a good sense of humor about it.
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
INSIDER requested comment from E!.
The Golden Globes is airing at 8 p.m. EST tonight on NBC.
This story was updated with Jamil's response.
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