Freddie Gibbs Details Encounter With Don Cheadle, Actor Shares Reaction

Fans have long joked about Freddie Gibbs and actor Don Cheadle, and now the two stars have linked up in real life and acknowledged the jokes.

Freddie Gibbs is pictured smiling
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Freddie Gibbs is pictured smiling

Super Bowl weekend provided the conditions necessary for a chance encounter between Freddie Gibbs and Don Cheadle.

As documented by the ā€œBig Boss Rabbitā€ artist in a tweet,Ā ā€œthe fucking goatā€ approached him on Sunday evening and joked that ā€œpeople say we look alike.ā€Ā 

Nigga walked up to me last night and said ā€œpeople say we look alikeā€ and it was Don Cheadle. The fucking goat.

— Big šŸ° (@FreddieGibbs) February 14, 2022

Shortly after Gibbsā€™ shared recollection of the meeting, Cheadle confirmed it with a ā€œtrue storyā€ reply that implied this wouldnā€™t be the last time the two of them got together.

ā€œGreat meeting you, nephew,ā€ Cheadle, who will soon be seen in Noah Baumbachā€™s White Noise adaptation, said.

Yessir šŸ¤žšŸæ

— Big šŸ° (@FreddieGibbs) February 15, 2022

Amid fansā€™ lively responses to the friendly exchange, a photo of the two surfaced, seemingly showing a portion of theĀ moment in question:

Over the years, a number of fans have taken to social media with jokesĀ about Gibbs and Cheadle. Last September, Wale got in on the action, earning a playfully succinct response from Gibbs himself.

ā€œFuck u,ā€ Gibbs joked at the time.

Fuck U https://t.co/3gKSHNu1XV

— Big šŸ° (@FreddieGibbs) September 24, 2021

Cheadle can currently be heard as the narrator of the recently launched revival of The Wonder Years on ABC. Gibbs, meanwhile, is among those slated for this yearā€™s Coachella return, headliners for which include Billie Eilish and the artist formerly known as Kanye West.

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