{"id":863919,"date":"2026-09-28T20:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/863919\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:32:15","slug":"jasmine-guy-says-the-internet-can-be-brutal-as-she-responds-to-criticism-of-her-appearance-in-a-different-world-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/863919\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasmine Guy Says \u2018the Internet Can Be Brutal\u2019 as She Responds to Criticism of Her Appearance in \u201cA Different World\u201d Revival"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Jasmine Guy portrayed Whitley Gilbert on A Different World from 1987 to 1993<\/p>\n

Guy, who was 25 when the original series began, has been dealing with \u201cbrutal\u201d comments about her appearance in the show\u2019s revival series<\/p>\n

The actress, now 64, is responding to commenters with a message on kindness and beauty<\/p>\n

Jasmine Guy<\/a> is humbling her haters.<\/p>\n

The actress, 64, has been in the spotlight after reprising her role as Whitley Gilbert in A Different World<\/a>\u2018s revival series, now streaming on Netflix. As viewers enjoy the new series and revisit the original, online commentary has been unkind about Guy\u2019s appearance.<\/p>\n

Guy addressed the criticism head-on by sharing an Instagram post<\/a> about aging. \u201cThe internet can be brutal to women as we grow older. It asks us to celebrate life while criticizing every sign that we\u2019ve lived it,\u201d she began.\u201cGrowing older brings change, and I won\u2019t pretend every change is easy. But beauty, style, and joy don\u2019t have an expiration date,\u201d she continued. \u201cLet\u2019s spend less time judging ourselves and each other, and more time loving each other, making memories, and living the life we\u2019re here to live \u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Jasmine<\/a><\/p>\n

Jasmine Guy, William V. Guy and Imani Guy Duckette attend A DIFFERENT WORLD Special Screening on September 21, 2026Credit: Derek White\/Getty<\/p>\n

Guy\u2019s post was met with support from her friends, fans and colleagues. Cornell Young IV<\/a> commented, \u201cYou are so Gorgeous! Even a more Gorgeous soul! I love you\ud83e\udd0e\ud83e\udd0e\ud83e\udd0e\ud83e\udd0e.\u201d<\/p>\n

Felicia Pride added, \u201cYes Queen. We love you!.\u201d Tina Knowles<\/a> wrote, \u201cAccomplished , Beautiful , graceful, Lady\u2665\ufe0f\u2665\ufe0f\u2665\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weeks prior, Guy shared a post about celebrating this special moment in her career with the cast of A Different World and what it means to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something truly special about receiving your flowers while you\u2019re here to enjoy them. To my amazing cast family, thank you for the love, the kind words, the appreciation, and for taking the time to celebrate me. I don\u2019t take any of it for granted,\u201d she began her post.\u201cAfter all the years, the work, the memories, and the moments we\u2019ve shared, it means so much to be seen, valued, and loved by people who have been part of the journey,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019m receiving every flower with a grateful heart. And I\u2019m giving that same love right back to each of you. Here\u2019s to the memories we\u2019ve made and the beautiful moments still ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Dawnn<\/a><\/p>\n

Dawnn Lewis, Cree Summer, Darryl M. Bell, Debbie Allen, Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy on \u2018The View\u2019<\/p>\n

Guy\u2019s career has remained busy since A Different World. Throughout her time on the sitcom, Guy acted in 1989\u2019s Harlem Nights and appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air<\/a>and in TV movies like Stompin\u2019 at the Savoy (1992) and Boy Meets Girl (1993).<\/p>\n

She then had guest stints on the shows Melrose Place<\/a>,Living Single<\/a>, Touched by an Angel andThat\u2019s So Raven<\/a>. In the aughts, she starred on Dead Like Me,K.C. Undercover<\/a>, The Vampire Diaries<\/a> and was a fixture in the Atlanta theater scene.<\/p>\n

Guy won her first Emmy<\/a> in 2023 for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her performance as Barbara Baldwin on Chronicles of Jessica Wu.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s since played Sylvia Wesley in the Wesley Christmas movies and landed recurring roles on Prime Video\u2019s Harlem<\/a>and NBC\u2019sGrosse Pointe Garden Society<\/a>.The actress thenfollowed up a guest appearance on Poker Face withthe 2025 films Noah\u2019s Arc: The Movie and 90 Days Past Due before appearing in the 2026 Lifetime movie Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery.<\/p>\n

A Different World the sequel series is now streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n

Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n