Michael B. Jordan exchanged some tweets with his Black Panther co-star Lupita Nyong’o on Monday—and Twitter is shook over their suggestive tones.
The public conversation started when Nyong’o tweeted a video of her storming into Jordan’s dressing room and requesting he do a pushup. Apparently, the two made a bet on the set of Black Panther, and Nyongo’s winning prize was to command Jordan to do “on call pushups” anytime she wanted.
.@MichaelB4Jordan, losing with a smile. On call push-ups!!! pic.twitter.com/g1W3UJqTVu
— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita_Nyongo) February 19, 2018
The video, taken backstage at The View, shows the pair hugging and laughing before Jordan drops for one (perfect) pushup.
“Stay down,” Nyong’o tells him, giving us all flashbacks to every moment that Nyong’o’s Nakia was a total badass in Black Panther.
But it’s Jordan’s now-deleted response that had Twitter totally floored.
“Bring them chocolate cakes back,” Jordan tweeted at Nyong’o. “You ready for round 2?”
He topped it off with #youknowyouwantthis.
The initial shock was overwhelming.
https://twitter.com/sydneybaretts/status/965776641271238656
But some helpful people on Twitter tried to break down the message.
https://twitter.com/CotySJ1/status/965777129966272512
But… it’s not singular. It’s plural cakes.
— 🏳️🌈Knitter, please.🏳️🌈 (@AbbieHollowDays) February 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/CotySJ1/status/965781531812859904
Taking the suggestive reading of the tweet, tons of people were like, “Excuse me?”
— ·professional· (@sweetDaGe) February 20, 2018
— The Real Housewife of… (@ermJaye) February 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/freeblackgirl/status/965777683333304320
https://twitter.com/tbib33/status/965775277644279808
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 20, 2018
And others were following right along to watch the drama unfold.
We all up in your conversation like pic.twitter.com/XoFHlnScrv
— Carmen Ellington (@ReallySeeME) February 20, 2018
— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) February 20, 2018
— Nakia (@WakandanSpioen) February 20, 2018
It wasn’t long before Nyong’o tweeted back at Jordan, telling him, “No dessert until you come correct.”
https://twitter.com/Lupita_Nyongo/status/965785901849772032
Twitter promptly freaked out all over again.
https://twitter.com/glorene1234/status/965785992295837697
https://twitter.com/IWriteAllDay_/status/965787795699781632
https://twitter.com/wrightmywayout/status/965786352762609665
Others thought the wording of the tweet was a little too perfect—and perhaps indicated that Jordan and Nyong’o are just trolling in response to rumors that the co-stars have been looking cozy lately.
I swear they’re trolling us 👀 the wording is too suspect 😂🤔 pic.twitter.com/byGFqU3Uwh
— Nokuthaba (@whosthere23) February 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/gvlben/status/965786401903017985
But as it turns out, Jordan’s “cakes” tweet was just another game. In a follow-up tweet, he said he was playing on SafeWord, an MTV show that pits celebrity friends against each other with a series of social media dares.
Aight y’all know wassup lmao 🤦🏾♂️ playing #safeword with @SteeloBrim who doesn’t care about life and took the L hahaa
— Michael B. Jordan (@michaelb4jordan) February 20, 2018
According to Twitter, that wasn’t all he was playing.
Mhmm… Playing with our feelings🙄
— 🤎🌻✨ (@Bre_Cold_AsIce) February 20, 2018
And game or no game—there are still some unanswered questions.
https://twitter.com/DanaeLatrice/status/965795409418510336
We’ll be waiting!