The Truth About West Law Roach Vs. Guest Judge Dominique ...

The fracas between Law Roach and Dominique Jackson on "Legendary" took place while the houses performed a Circus Bezirkus-themed ball, as per ... TheTruthAboutWestLawRoachVs.GuestJudgeDominiqueJackson'sFightOnLegendary MikePont/GettyImages By BrandonBombay/April27,20212:31pmEST "Legendary"isanHBOMaxshowthatcelebratestheworldofballroomcultureascontestantsfromeighthousescompeteagainsteachother.ThejudgesforthebrashrealityshowincluderapphenomMeganTheeStallion,actorJameelaJamil,voguelegendLeiomyMaldonado,andstylistLawRoach,asperVogue. RoachgainedfameasastylisttothestarsandhasworkedcloselydevelopinglooksforZendaya,CelineDion,andmanymore.The"Legendary"judgeisknownforbeingparticularlytoughoncontestants,partlyduetohisupbringingonChicago'sSouthSide."Igrewuparounddrugdealersandpimps,andpartofthatcultureisshoveitinyourface,"RoachsaidinaninterviewforThem.inJuly2020."I'vealwayshadalittlebitofthatinme." Thestylist'sbrashbehaviorwasmethead-oninEpisode3oftheshow'sfirstseasonwhenDominiqueJacksonwasbroughtonasaguestjudge.Jacksoniswell-knownforportrayingElektraAbundanceonFX's"Pose,"asperMeaww.RoachandJacksonhadaterseexchangewhilejudgingthatweek'sperformances.Theirwarofwordsquicklywentviral,andwaslaterrecognizedbytheMTVMovie&TVAwardsforunscriptedtelevisionastheywerenominatedforBestFight.TheshowcelebratedthenominationonInstagrambypostingaphotoofthejudges—includingguestjudgeJackson—alongwiththecaption,"We'regagging,honey." KeepreadingtofindoutwhatwentdownbetweenRoachandJackson. AcontestantdisrespectedDominiqueJackson LucCastel/GettyImages,Shutterstock ThefracasbetweenLawRoachandDominiqueJacksonon"Legendary"tookplacewhilethehousesperformedaCircusBezirkus-themedball,asperOut.IthappenedaftertheperformancefromGorgeousHouseofGucciasRoachuncharacteristicallyheapedpraiseonthecontestantsbytellingthem,"Youguysaresuchastunninghouse."  "They'renotthatstunning,"Jacksoninterjected.Atthatpoint,amemberofHouseofGucciclappedbackattheguestjudgebysayingshewasnot"stunning"herself,andthatsetthe"Pose" star off."Asaniconinthiscommunity...Iamballroom,"shesaidwhilestandinguptoaddressthecrowd.AfterJackson'sproclamations,Roachthrewfuelonthefirebyadding,"Sheisanicon,withoutadoubt...buthere,thishouse,she'saguest." Theshow'sMC,DashaunWesley,intervenedtocooldownthejudgesatthatpoint."Butyouhavetocrackthatwhiponthejudges,"hetoldVultureinJuly2020whendiscussingthealtercation."Legendary"DJMikeQsaidthescenewasevencrazierthanwhatwascapturedonfilm."TVdidn'tdothisnightjustice!"hewroteonsocialmedia(viaOut). FansflockedtoTwittertoweighinontheverbalscrapbetweenthetwojudges."DominiqueJacksonwasboutabiteLawRoach'sWHOLEheadoff,"oneviewerwrote."IhopeeverybodyishavingagreatFriday—exceptLawRoachforhowhetriedDominiqueJacksonlastnight,"anotherfanadded. Recommended