Steve Lacy may have unintentionally become every Marvel fan’s enemy.

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The Grammy-winning alternative singer raised eyebrows at the Spider-Man: Brand New Day premiere on Sunday (July 25) after slipping what might be a spoiler into an otherwise normal red carpet interview.

Warning: This story contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Lacy was interviewed by streamer Valkyrae on the carpet, and he was asked which character he was most excited to see, with the caveat of avoiding spoilers.

“You know what? Jean. I like Jean,” he replied. The interviewer awkwardly paused, though Lacy continued: “She’s the villain, but there’s a reason to her madness.”

The interviewer immediately responded with a laugh. “OK… is that a spoiler?”

Realizing what he may have just said, Lacy quickly pivoted and tried to save the conversation. “I like her. I like her character. I don’t know why.”

The moment began to circulate across social media, with fans immediately trying to fit the pieces of the puzzle together. While Lacy only referred to a character named Jean and never mentioned an actor by name, many viewers connected his comments to Sadie Sink, whose role in the film has been extremely secretive throughout the movie’s promotion.

Fans began sounding the alarm across social media as the clip quickly began making rounds online. People joked that Marvel’s famously reserved executives were probably already “on the phone” and out to get Lacy. One fan even wrote, “He pulled a Tom Holland on Tom Holland’s movie,” referencing the film star’s infamous history of spoiling major Marvel movie plot points.

Lacy attended the premiere because his song “Oh Yeah?” appears on the film’s soundtrack (it’s also the title track to his third studio album, released earlier this month). Lacy’s Spider-Man crossover comes four years after his breakout hit “Bad Habit” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. Its parent album, Gemini Rights, also reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200 back in 2022.

As for whether Lacy actually spoiled Spider-Man: Brand New Day or simply sent fans into an unnecessary spiral, Marvel devotees will have to find out for themselves this Friday (July 31). Until then, the internet has already reached one verdict: maybe don’t ask Steve Lacy spoiler-related questions on a red carpet.

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