Eva Marcille says she doesn’t like drama and wants All the Queen’s Men creator Christian Keyes to stop mentioning her in “messy” online commentary.
Marcille played (or plays if the show ever comes back) Marilyn “Madam” DeVille on the hit BET+ series.
The drama, about the world of male exotic dancers in Atlanta, was based on the book Ladies Night by Keyes and premiered in 2021. The fourth season concluded in September 2025, and there’s been no word on a fifth season.
Related: ‘All the Queen’s Men’ Canceled by BET, Creator Christian Keyes Says
In January 2026, Keyes did an Instagram Live session and said the show had been canceled. He told fans season 5 was already filmed, but its future remained uncertain.
Keyes bashed some of the cast in the live session and slammed Tyler Perry Studios (TPS), which produced the series. The actor also vowed to shop the show to other platforms.
BET declined comment to Urban Hollywood 411 at the time about a fifth season of the show.
Now there’s a new twist in the saga. Last week, Keyes kicked the drama up a notch with another Instagram Live. This time, he took aim at the national All the Queen’s Men road tour, which includes some of the cast from the TV show.
In the video, re-posted on April 17 by the Onsite! Instagram account and later by The Neighborhood Talk, Keyes called the tour “bootleg,” and said he was done with everyone involved.
“You won’t see any of the actors who played Madam or Midnight, or Babyface or Trouble or Fuego, or anybody on that bootleg tour… You won’t see them in anything else, any of the shows that I just sold or any of the shows that I’m selling,” he stated.
Keyes called the cast of his TV show “unprofessional” and vowed, “I’m not hiring you again.” The actor-producer was getting a tattoo on one of his arms while making the comments.
A flyer promoting the tour shows Marcille and other members of the cast. Last week, the actress responded to Keyes’ latest comments with a post on social media.
“WARNING. Do not speak on me PERIOD,” she began. “Please positive vibes only. I have stayed out of all of your messy messy messy mess.”
She went on to accuse Keyes of having a “victim” mentality.
“Keep your misery and victim behavior far away from me. God’s child winners only. Do not tell any lies about me and I will not tell the world the truth about you,” she added
Marcelle, 41, said Keyes, 50, is a bit mature — age wise — to be involved in online drama.
“Just create again and let go of bitterness. It is not becoming of a seasoned man of your big age,” she concluded.
Read Marcille’s post below:
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