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One comedic courtroom scene came up courtesy of Oshea Russell, who plays Tommy in the hit BET+ series All The Queens Men, and the fans are loving it. The clip depicts Tommy being held in contempt of court for refusing to say something detrimental for Madam, portrayed by Eva Marcille. To be honest, maybe the judge overreacted just a little bit.
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Tommy was grilled about his employment at Club Eden. “I don’t work for Club Eden. I work for Madden,” he said matter-of-factly. He was again asked about his employment, and he replied, “Why don’t you ask your mom?” Typical Tommy. It got uglier with the judge threatening to hold him in contempt. Tommy gave the counselor AND her mom a very NSFW suggestion, after which the judge snapped and held him in contempt, and Tommy was marched away still having a laugh.
Sharing the clip, Russell captioned it, “Wait, how TF he gone instruct me to answer? Then hold me in contempt for the answer I gave?” accompanied by a crying-laughing emoji. He’s not wrong; The judge was definitely on something. The post was in conjunction with a reminder to tune in to the latest episodes for All The Queens Men Season 4B now streaming on BET+.
Fans flooded the comments, applauding Tommy’s rock-solid loyalty. “Tommy is never going to say anything bad about Madam he love’s him some madam,” entered one viewer, sparking agreement. Another said, “Tommy is in love with madam honey I don’t even know why they even bothered putting him on the stand,” which… It seems that the man would take a bullet for his boss.
The cookie jokes came harder. “Tommy u won bro now its time to eat some cookies for this performance,” dropped a fan, referring to Tommy’s infamous snack habit. Another added, “Tommy did you take them cookies before attending the court,” which actually would explain a lot. The man is whole different.
The chaotic energy that Russell perfectly channels into Tommy is what makes this scene so impactful. As one viewer put it, “Mannnnnnn he has this character Downnnnnnnnn.” From that deadpan delivery to that zero-fucks-given kind-of attitude, it’s no surprise fans want to eat him up every second he’s on the screen, especially when he’s fighting for Madam-the loyalty runs deeper than the Mariana Trench.
Explosive pauses, combining the best of drama and comedy, are being celebrated this season, to which Tommy is just a little too much to undermine. Whether dodging questions, throwing punches one-liners, or risking contempt charges for Madam, Russell keeps everyone coming back for more.
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Another fan summed it up pretty well: “That’s loyalty right there, it’s Madam or nothing at all in Tommy’s eyes.” Words fairly well put, now if you’ll excuse us, we’ll binge-watch that courtroom meltdown for the 37th time.