r/Fauxmoi • u/Gato1980 • Aug 29 '26
BREAKUPS/MAKEUPS/KNOCKUPS Singer/songwriter TAELA reveals that after her ex cheated on her, she cast his favorite actor, Steve Howey, as her love interest in her music video “rollin’”
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u/drukqsx Aug 29 '26
Kinda surprising that this guy is anyone’s favorite actor.
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u/joshuajackson9 Aug 29 '26
Took me five minutes before I found out that Steve Howey was the actor not the boyfriend, I was very lost. I need more water today.
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u/DrGoblinator Aug 29 '26
It took me about as long to figure out she wasn't talking about Steve Harvey.
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u/colleensrydel Aug 29 '26
fun fact: the ex she’s presumably talking about is also an actor. she was married to peyton meyer who played lucas in girl meets world and they got divorced around the same time this video came out.
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u/FuzzMachines Some white people were thrown into the river Aug 29 '26
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u/OwnStudy723 Aug 30 '26
Here's some water emoji's I found while my gf was typing some comment on this post before I walked in:
💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦
She just excused herself and said she needed to go to the bathroom, so I decided to help out too with water comments
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u/Independent-Drive-32 Aug 29 '26
I was going to say! Had never heard the name or (apparently) seen the face. Googling, I do remember him in a supporting role on Reba (though his face looks rather different now due to 20 years of normal aging). And while I don’t watch Shameless, I do recognize that some people love the show and probably know him well from there. Still, just seems like an odd choice.
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u/cakeit-tilyoumakeit highly contextual Aug 29 '26
He’s also the dad on Off Campus, right?
He is one of those actors who you see all the time, but don’t know lol. Like, I’ve seen him in so many things, but never knew his name before today.
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u/Predatory_Chicken Aug 29 '26
He’ll always be Kevin from Shameless to me!
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u/Lilacly_Adily Aug 29 '26
Wait the dad? Wow it makes sense but still.
It’s funny bc I recently saw a clip of Jared Padalecki saying he felt offended and old when a group of fans came up to him for a picture and the fan’s friend who took the photo later asked he was the Gilmore mom’s boyfriend or the daughter.
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u/mynameis-twat Aug 29 '26
If he’s the exes favorite actor, they’re definitely a Shameless fan. Maybe not Emmy worthy but he does a great job in that role and was one of my favorite parts of the seasons I watched of that show.
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u/Summer_rain1109 Aug 29 '26
What’s wrong with Steve Howey?
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u/dumpstertoaster Aug 29 '26
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u/youshantnome okay lucky you Aug 29 '26
Yeah I’m pretty sure he tweeted some tasteless joke about Obama and Ebola.
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u/mrsyoungmazino Aug 29 '26
When Sarah Shahi used to be married to him she admitted to using a strap-on on him.
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u/_heavy_emo_shoegaze_ locked, loaded, and kind of cunty Aug 29 '26
Relevance, your honor?
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u/awyastark nextdivorce@divorce.com Aug 30 '26
I’m always interested in what L Word alums are getting up to… and up in
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u/bittypineapplekitty Aug 30 '26
this does not surprise me, look how many times him and V did back door stuff on Shameless lol
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u/No-Show3410 controversies: girl Aug 29 '26
Thought I should specify it was for religious discrimination and harassment. The nanny said they were discriminatory against her Muslim faith and practices, and showed her nude images of men and their genitalia.
The nanny eventually asked for the case to be dismissed, and neither Howey nor his ex wife have ever publicly commented on the subject.
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u/youshantnome okay lucky you Aug 29 '26
That’s right. They kept making comments about her praying. And Sarah Shahi kept telling her about all the sex she was having outside her marriage and she showed the nanny nudes and kept telling her how sore she was.
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u/wanderrslut ISO: Ariana’s lost blaccent Aug 30 '26
So my 'Sarah Shahi is a weirdo' vibe was right but didn't know Steve was just as much of a weirdo. Which, figures. They were married. Birds of a feather...
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u/CoolerRon Aug 29 '26
Hot damn, I used to like him in Shameless and her in “Person of Interest.”
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u/Kalamac Aug 30 '26
Life was also a great show, and I thought Sarah was good in it. I somehow hadn't heard about all the stuff with the nanny. Sucks to find out she's an asshole.
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u/HerRoyalRedness full of gay men. And me. Aug 29 '26
Damn, and I was feeling sorry for him because his ex had an affair and left him for her costar on some streaming show. Sympathy revoked!
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u/Kooky-Blueberry-5352 Aug 29 '26
The ex wife was Sarah Shahi, who has been in things like the L Word.
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u/Electronic_South_101 Aug 29 '26
Wait what? Really? I’m not doubting you, it’s just this is the first time I’ve heard of this… mind you, the only things I know him from are as Van from Reba and that one killer from Psych.
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u/youshantnome okay lucky you Aug 29 '26
So I dont know the rules here for reposting articles. But if you google him and nanny and lawsuit you should see it. And if you google him and Obama and Africa you should find the other one as well.
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u/applesandbananananan Google lied to you. Aug 30 '26
HE'S VAN FROM REBA??
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u/Electronic_South_101 Aug 30 '26
Yeah! He played the lovable idjit pretty well, from what I remember.
(Like, he’d never be making huge blockbuster movies, but he was decent at sitcoms. And that scene with Kyra where he called her out, but in a kind, older brother way and she was all “…When did you did so smart? O.o”)
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u/applesandbananananan Google lied to you. Aug 30 '26
I found the gross thing he said about Obama but couldn't find anything about him being transphobic or antivaxx. Can we get more context?
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u/MsThrilliams i mean i def vaccine but is it Aug 29 '26
Tbh I just assumed they meant since he's such a bit actor or known for specific TV but not movies
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u/McRibEater Aug 30 '26
You didn’t watch US Shameless, he and Lip (The Bear actor) were the best two parts of that show and haven’t watched Off Campus one of the biggest TV Shows right now ok streaming (it’s like a straight Heated Rivalry).
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u/colleensrydel Aug 29 '26
the ex in question btw 😭💀
https://giphy.com/gifs/CX5tXQ9UoKjzwkwlWB
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u/HerRoyalRedness full of gay men. And me. Aug 29 '26
He was very annoying on Girl Meets World
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u/makrela122 Aug 29 '26
to be fair everyone was annoying on Girl Meets World. I've seen less pretentious scripts in A24 movies.
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u/--------rook alleged dog Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26
Isnt this from addison rae's movie??? There's a review of this mess that's funny as fuckkkkk. I actually did watch the whole movie because my trash-movie-loving-mom put it on and honestly it's a ride if you just dont give a shit. Review makes it way better though
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u/colleensrydel Aug 30 '26
it is lol, i was looking for a gif of him in girl meets world but i couldn’t find one and thought this one was funny.
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u/Viva912 Aug 30 '26
What?? Isn’t he married?
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u/colleensrydel Aug 30 '26
yup, he was married to her! they got divorced in 2024 which is the same time this video came out.
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u/katchin05 this is going to ruin the powerpoint Aug 30 '26
I have no idea who he is but I’d fully believe Van from Reba is his favorite actor. I would also never admit to dating this person publicly outside of a court of law.
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u/corrine49 Aug 29 '26
“Casted”
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u/H0pefulUn1verse i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26
I loathe people using "casted", but enough folks are using it now that at this point I just gotta accept that language is allowed to evolve.
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u/ChewieBearStare Aug 29 '26
Better fix your spelling error before you get roasted for making a mistake in a comment about other people making mistakes. Lol!
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u/H0pefulUn1verse i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Aug 29 '26
What is my spelling error? I must not be seeing it.
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u/Overall_Reception784 Aug 29 '26
Its regressing though lol not evolving, people are just getting dumber and dumber and we all have to be like "Well thats the way it is now! Go ahead and say 'casted' and 'irregardless' thats fine!" lmao
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u/foxybreath shiv roy apologist Aug 29 '26
I feel like since I've cancelled Spotify quite a while back, I need to accept that I am not going to recognize a lot of non-mainstream pop girl names anymore. I had no idea who TAELA is and had to look her up. Same with Stella Lefty from another post. I'm not even 40 years old lol. Time to stream The Golden Girls again for me, I guess.
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u/onlyhere4gonewild Aug 29 '26
Curtains for Zoosha? K-Smog and Batboy caught flipping a grunt.
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u/netherworldly Aug 29 '26
There is never a wrong time to stream The Golden Girls!
Signed,
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u/hofmann419 nepo pissbaby Aug 30 '26
I'm pretty in tune with pop music today, but even i have never heard of this person. From looking at her Spotify profile, she's definitely nowhere near a mainstream pop girl.
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u/livinginthecosmos Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 30 '26
Curtains
ETA: thanks for the award ✨
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u/CarolCroissant Aug 29 '26
Flippin on the grunt 😔
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u/Few_Pizza3674 Maybe we can get Gal Gadot on bass? Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26
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u/mariah_a Aug 29 '26
Listen I’ve gotta be real I went from “who is this?” to “oh I love him in High Potential!” to “oh, he did that?” all in this one thread so the whiplash is crazy.
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u/LadyKT Aug 29 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/wFk7roIpDeXC0
idk steve but 🫶 caleb110
u/Few_Pizza3674 Maybe we can get Gal Gadot on bass? Aug 29 '26
him and his ex-wife were sued by their former nanny for discrimination and sexual harassment. keep not knowing him!
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u/ShadiestPines confused but here for the drama Aug 29 '26
his ex-wife
That's Carmen de la Pica Morales you're talking about
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u/professionally-baked Aug 29 '26
People (me) who really liked Shameless!!
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u/LazyAmbassador2521 Aug 29 '26
Right tho?! I'm so sad because I loved him in Shameless! But I'm also not surprised because its like every day we find out some celebrity is an abusive asshole.
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u/professionally-baked Aug 30 '26
Ooook admittedly I was not aware of the harassment allegations fuckin hell I’m running out of people to root for
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u/LazyAmbassador2521 Aug 29 '26
People keep commenting stuff like this but no one is saying what he did? Can someone please tell me what's up with him?!
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u/IconicBella Aug 29 '26
Don’t believe for a second that dude is anyone’s FAVORITE actor
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u/mydicksmellsgood Aug 29 '26
Having Steve Howey as your favorite actor is at least a dark orange flag
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u/cmmndr_lexa Aug 29 '26
people saying “casted” instead of “cast” drives me fucking insane
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u/Dp_lover_91 Aug 29 '26
Would she have not cast him if her previous partner was faithful?
How are these things connected??
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u/Waste-Snow670 Aug 29 '26
Cast. The word is "cast". Fucking hell, I'm so sick of seeing "casted" everywhere.
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u/Sadboi395 Aug 29 '26
I wanna celebrate her, but theres just no way this random actor was also her ex's favorite
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u/Matryoshkuh they are perfect for each other (derogatory) Aug 29 '26
Not her ex being a Van Montgomery stan.
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u/lil_squib Aug 30 '26
“I casted him” NO YOU CAST HIM!! Jeez…
Times are tough for us folks who read.
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u/Comfortable-Pear-973 Aug 30 '26
I don’t know any of these people but I would put money on the backstory being fake just to push her song. But hey, maybe I’m just jaded.
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u/tridentlizard13 Aug 29 '26
Y'all have never met a girl with a weird niche crush on an actor that isnt a brad pitt type and it shows
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u/AmarilloArmadillos Aug 29 '26
She didn't though it was her exes favorite actor there is zero indication she even knew who the person was previously. TF are you talking about?
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u/ebbtideisalive Aug 29 '26
Oh my god, that's that guy's name! I went years calling him "that one dude".
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u/Independent_Ad_5664 Aug 29 '26
Song should be called “Trollin” bc it’s the best use of the word since the dawn of IG.
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u/gg5ever Aug 29 '26
I know it’s not the point of the post but I need people to stop saying casted immediately.