Jay Ellis: I've been punched, slapped, chased, cussed at over my Insecure role

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“I done been punched over Lawrence," he says of playing the ex-boyfriend of Issa Rae's character on the HBO series. "I done been slapped over Lawrence. I done been cussed out over Lawrence. I done been chased down the hallway at the airport over Lawrence. It’s really interesting. This is one of my favorite things about Lawrence…that he is a dude that polarizes. You either love him or hate him, and as an actor that’s one of my favorite things about what I do.”