Claressa Shields gave social media an unexpected moment of domestic content on Thursday, January 1, when she shared an Instagram Story showing the dinner she cooked for Papoose — and the internet immediately clocked in for commentary.
The short clip showed Papoose seated at a table with a plate that included rice, spinach, packaged protein, and a slice of plain white bread. Shields filmed him as he moved the food around his plate before asking what he thought. Papoose offered praise on camera, calling the meal “amazing” and asking for seconds, a reaction Shields proudly reposted.
That didn’t stop social media from having a field day.
“What in the Lean Cuisine TV dinner is this?” One commenter wrote. Another joked, “The plain white bread sending me 😂 girl go toast that bread and add garlic butter.” Others focused on Papoose’s plate management, with one viral comment reading, “He spread the food across the plate to make it look like he ate a lot — like me and my brother used to do when my moms cooked something we didn’t like.”
Another viewer summed up the collective reading of the moment: “Pap looked like he was afraid to say anything other than it was good.”
The clip gained traction not just because of the food, but because of the larger spotlight already on Shields and Papoose. According to Vibe, the two have been at the center of ongoing public drama tied to Papoose’s divorce from Remy Ma.
That situation escalated after Remy Ma shared screenshots of alleged messages between Papoose and Shields, accusing them of being involved during her marriage. Papoose responded publicly, denying infidelity and claiming he had sought a divorce for years, while accusing Remy Ma of cheating. Shields later addressed the situation herself, saying the relationship was truthful and not the cause of the marriage’s collapse.
The dispute quickly turned into a social media back-and-forth, with Shields and Remy Ma trading insults — including age-related jabs — and even talk of a possible fight entering the conversation. Papoose added fuel by referring to Shields as his “cheat code” and stating he was happy to move forward.