Tracee Ellis Ross shut down viral pregnancy rumors sparked by edited Instagram screenshots, telling fans “I am not pregnant” and laughing off the internet’s leap to “the pregnant.” On “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” she added that she first thought t
For a moment, social media treated it like breaking news: edited screenshots circulated claiming Tracee Ellis Ross had shared a positive pregnancy test on her Instagram Story. The speculation moved fast—so fast that her comment section and inbox started filling up with congratulations.
But Tracee didn’t leave fans to guess. In a video making the rounds online. the actress and entrepreneur looked straight into the camera while wearing a blue cap. a yellow raincoat. AirPods. and carrying a tote bag. “You guys, c’mon… I am not pregnant,” she said, cutting through the chatter immediately. She doubled down a beat later: “Not only am I not pregnant, I’m not trynna get pregnant.”.
Then she gave the rumors a punchline. She made it clear the only “birth” she’s getting ready for isn’t a baby—it’s her latest project. While there’s no baby on the way, she said fans can expect the “birth” of her newest work instead. She even urged people to focus on Michelle Obama’s speech at the Obama Presidential Center opening rather than anyone’s “ovaries.”.
Roomies didn’t waste time reacting. In the comments on TSR’s Instagram. some joked that “Tracee” and “pregnancy” don’t belong in the same sentence. while others pushed back on the idea that people should be so invested in women’s uteruses and personal choices. One Instagram user. @alizedenyae. wrote. “Don’t play with my girl Rainbow 🌈😂.” @jazrealpretty added. “‘Where do we even get the PREGNANT?!!!!’😂” And @dr.deneice chimed in. “Idk why people insist on being in other people’s uterus.”.
The jokes kept coming, including @only1laniiiii writing, “Tracee and pregnant in the same sentence is actually insane tho😂😂,” and @therealeazyeconomicz saying, “Wishing pregnancy and marriage on anyone who reads this 😂💍🤰🏾.”
The topic didn’t stop with social media. Tracee later addressed the same viral speculation on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” while promoting her upcoming Broadway debut in “Every Brilliant Thing.” The 53-year-old said she’d been receiving congratulatory text messages that initially confused her.
“I’m like, ‘On the play? Thank you!‘” she joked, before explaining that she eventually realized people thought she was expecting her first child. “Which is hilarious. I am not pregnant,” she told Fallon.
From there, she kept the tone playful, poking fun at how quickly the internet invents narratives. “No, and I don’t know how you get the preggers,” she quipped. “Now, ‘the pregnant’ I think is different from just pregnant. I know how you get pregnant. But ‘the pregnant’ is a thing they make up online when it’s obviously a slow news day.”.
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People are so bored they just edit screenshots and say she’s pregnant??
I didn’t even know this was a thing until I saw like 5 posts about it. If the screenshot was edited then how did everyone just go with it lol. Congrats to nobody I guess.
Wait so she showed a pregnancy test first and then said it was fake? Or are y’all saying people edited it and she never posted it? Either way the internet acts like women’s bodies are public news.
The part about “I’m not trynna get pregnant” is funny but also… people should mind their business. Also why does everyone always jump to the “uterus” thing like it’s some sport. Like I swear folks be waiting for something to happen and if it doesn’t they still argue in the comments. Focus on the project “birth” or whatever, I guess.