'And Just Like That' could fix what fans hate about Che and Miranda's polarizing relationship in season 2. Here's how.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>In a new "AJLT" documentary, <keyword id="12150727" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cynthia-nixon" source="Orion">Cynthia Nixon</keyword> said Miranda's love interest was meant to be Nya Wallace.</li><li>But she thought watching two straight women fall in love was not "very sexy at all." </li></ul>Cynthia Nixon revealed on HBO Max's new "<keyword id="12061735" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="and-just-like-that" source="Orion">And Just Like That</keyword>" documentary that her character <a href="https://www.insider.com/and-just-like-that-karen-pittman-miranda-woke-white-woman-2021-12">Miranda's love interest</a> wasn't always intended to be nonbinary comedian <keyword id="13098386" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="che-diaz" source="Orion">Che Diaz</keyword>, who's played by <keyword id="12849011" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sara-ramirez" source="Orion">Sara Ramirez</keyword>. "So originally, when Michael was sort of trying to think about what would happen in our season, he talked about Nya, Miranda's professor, being the romantic relationship," Nixon said in the documentary, referring to "And Just Like That" showrunner Michael Patrick King.Nixon said she voiced her concerns about the original plan to King and the writers: "Nya was a straight character and Miranda's a straight character and I was like, 'That doesn't sound very sexy at all.'" She said she didn't like the idea of two middle-aged women "fumbling around," both figuring out their sexuality at the same time.She said she wondered why Miranda's new love couldn't be "this butch person that you're talking about having for Carrie." <div type="image" title="Sara Ramierez, Bobby Lee" height="874" width="1165" msid="89352868" hostid="261"></div>King took Nixon's suggestion, and it wound up being a very controversial choice among "Sex and The City" fans. Che and Miranda's first hook-up is jarring for many reasons, most explicitly because Miranda is meant to be taking care of Carrie after hip surgery. Instead of helping her friend use the bathroom, Miranda is letting Che finger her in the kitchen, which results in Carrie spilling a <a href="https://www.insider.com/miranda-and-che-queer-sex-scene-and-just-like-that-2021-12">Snapple bottle full of her own pee</a> all over herself. The development of Miranda and Che's relationship, which culminated in Miranda choosing to leave New York City and follow Che to Los Angeles in the season finale, is also part of the reason why "And Just Like That" has been criticized online for the way <a href="https://www.insider.com/and-just-like-that-writers-defend-controversial-steve-miranda-storyline-2022-1">Miranda's longtime husband Steve has been portrayed</a> on the series. Author Roxane Gay was compelled to tweet asking why the writers seem to "hate" Steve. <div type="image" title="David Eigenberg, Cynthia Nixon" height="987" width="1316" msid="89352869" hostid="261"></div>However, Nixon has defended Miranda and her character's choices while promoting the show. "I think some people are not loving seeing these characters maybe off-kilter, but I love that," she said on <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/cynthia-nixon-defends-miranda-ches-and-just-like-that-romance/the-fan-backlash/">"The Drew Barrymore Show" via Us Weekly</a>. "Miranda is so overwhelmed by how attracted she is to Che and how off-kilter that Che has thrown her that she becomes Charlotte and starts doing The Rules."She labeled Miranda's love affair a "mid-life crisis" but said, "Out of crises come really productive things." "And Just Like That...The Documentary" is available to stream now on HBO Max, as are all 10 episodes of the "Sex and the City" revival series.

'And Just Like That' star Cynthia Nixon reveals Miranda's love interest on the revival was originally supposed to be a different new character — another straight woman

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Actor <keyword id="12849011" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sara-ramirez" source="Orion">Sara Ramirez</keyword> said they are aware of hatred of their "<keyword id="12061735" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="and-just-like-that" source="Orion">And Just Like That</keyword>" character, <keyword id="13098386" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="che-diaz" source="Orion">Che Diaz</keyword>.</li><li>They "don't recognize" themself in Che but said they're "really proud" of the representation created.</li></ul>Online hate directed at the character of Che Diaz <a href="https://www.insider.com/miranda-and-che-queer-sex-scene-and-just-like-that-2021-12">on "And Just Like That"</a> has actor Sara Ramirez taking extra precautions to protect themself. "I'm very aware of the hate that exists online, but I have to protect my own <keyword id="11902572" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mental-health" source="Orion">mental health</keyword> and my own artistry," <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/arts/television/che-diaz-and-just-like-that.html?referringSource=articleShare">they told The New York Times</a> when asked whether they've been "paying attention to the criticism of the character" or trying to "separate" themselves from it. "And that's way more important to me because I'm a real human being."Che is a nonbinary, Irish-Mexican podcast host and comedian who was first introduced on the "Sex and the City" revival as Carrie's boss and podcast cohost. They <a href="https://www.insider.com/and-just-like-that-karen-pittman-miranda-woke-white-woman-2021-12">eventually meet Miranda</a>, whose attraction to Che causes Miranda to question her sexuality and marriage.<div type="image" title="Sara Ramirez and Cynthia Nixon on &quot;And Just Like That&quot;" height="1280" width="1706" msid="89331749" hostid="261"></div>Miranda has been married to a beloved character for many years on the franchise, so fans have been loud about their feelings surrounding Che and their storyline. Kevin Fallon, a <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/and-just-like-thats-che-diaz-is-the-worst-character-on-tv?ref=scroll">senior entertainment reporter at The Daily Beast</a>, called Che "insufferable" and "heinous." By contrast, <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/che-diaz-just-like-that-1287117/">EJ Dickinson at Rolling Stone</a> defended the character and said Ramirez had "swagger" as Che, also praising the fact that the comedian is one of the only characters on the "Sex and the City" franchise who "does not seem to find Carrie unspeakably charming."Dickinson also pointed out how closely Che and Miranda's story potentially reflects the real-life coming-out stories of the actors who play them. Both Ramirez and Nixon <a href="https://www.insider.com/and-just-like-that-writers-defend-controversial-steve-miranda-storyline-2022-1">left their marriages to men</a> and came out publicly as queer later in life. But in the Times, Ramirez distanced themself from the character of Che. "I don't recognize myself in Che," they said.Previously, at a roundtable interview attended by Insider in December, Ramirez said, "Every single thing that Che says in this show I have been caring about and thoughtful of and Michael Patrick King and I co-created a collaborative process."<div type="image" title="sara ramirez" height="2455" width="3273" msid="89331750" hostid="261"></div>"I felt very safe to speak up if there was anything that felt questionable to me or that needed some extra support," Ramirez continued. They said they asked King, who is the "And Just Like That" showrunner, for "extra support in the writers' room" to make sure the nonbinary representation was authentic. Ramirez also suggested the writers consult with GLAAD. At the roundtable, Ramirez appeared to anticipate some backlash against Che."Che isn't here to be liked, Che isn't here for anyone's approval. Che is not here to represent the entire LGBTQ-plus community or a spectrum of Spanish-speaking people or Latin identified people or Hispanic identified people they're here to just be themselves," the "Grey's Anatomy" alum said.Ramirez also emphasized that seeing Che on <keyword id="11898468" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tv" source="Orion">TV</keyword> is a step in the right direction for the representation of marginalized communities on TV. "I think it's also important that, that we embrace progress over perfection," they said. "Perfection is a tool of white supremacy and I'm really not here for that."And despite criticism of Che, Ramirez still stands by the character, reiterating to the New York Times much of what they said to press around the time of the premiere in December."I'm really proud of the representation that we've created," they told the New York Times. "We have built a character who is a human being, who is imperfect, who's complex, who is not here to be liked, who's not here for anybody's approval. They're here to be themselves."All 10 episodes of "And Just Like That" season one are now available to stream on HBO Max.

'And Just Like That' star Sara Ramirez is 'very aware' that people online hate Che Diaz: 'I have to protect my own mental health'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The "<keyword id="12061735" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="and-just-like-that" source="Orion">And Just Like That</keyword>" showrunner said to expect more of Che Diaz in season two, not less. </li><li><keyword id="14109051" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="michael-patrick-king" source="Orion">Michael Patrick King</keyword> told Variety that people were "blinded" by Che because of "fear or terror." </li></ul>"And Just Like That" showrunner Michael Patrick King <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/features/sara-ramirez-and-just-like-that-che-diaz-miranda-nonbinary-1235281242/">recently told Variety</a> that viewers should expect more of Che Diaz (<keyword id="12849011" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sara-ramirez" source="Orion">Sara Ramirez</keyword>) <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/03/and-just-like-season-2-renewed-hbo-max-1234983968/">on season two</a> of the "<keyword id="11939776" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sex-and-the-city" source="Orion">Sex and the City</keyword>" revival, whether fans of the franchise like it or not.He said viewers were "blinded" by the character out of "fear or terror," but he won't let that stop him from telling their story. Che is the comedian and podcast host on the show who captures Miranda's (<keyword id="12150727" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cynthia-nixon" source="Orion">Cynthia Nixon</keyword>) attention and makes her realize she is unhappy in her marriage to Steve (David Eigenberg). Che, like Ramirez offscreen, is non-binary.In season one, Che created <a href="https://www.insider.com/and-just-like-that-finale-sara-ramirez-che-diaz-hate-2022-2">a polarizing conversation online </a>in part because of their sometimes cringe-worthy jokes and one of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/miranda-and-che-queer-sex-scene-and-just-like-that-2021-12">most awkward sex scenes</a> in the franchise's history. <div type="image" title="Sara Ramirez and Cynthia Nixon on &quot;And Just Like That&quot;" height="1280" width="1706" msid="91991972" hostid="261"></div>King told Variety the effect that the public's reaction to Che had on him."I want to show the dimension of Che that people didn't see, for whatever reason — because they were blinded, out of fear or terror. I want to show more of Che rather than less of Che. Like, really," he said. The showrunner added that deepening Che's story in season two is one of his "burning passions."Nixon, who plays Che's onscreen love interest, told Variety that while she doesn't understand the backlash against Che, she knows that their relationship with Miranda is different than the "girl-on-girl action that people across the board think is really sexy."As for Ramirez, they told Variety that while they are "aware that Che made waves," they chose not to let it affect them as much as possible. "That's the beauty of being grown — I don't have to receive everything!" they said. "And this is Michael's baby. He created this role. He wrote it. Those are his and his writing team's jokes."<div type="image" title="sara ramirez" height="2455" width="3273" msid="91991975" hostid="261"></div>Ramirez pointed out that even if Che truly is the most hated character on TV, it's important that there is a space for them too. "Che is a great reminder that even when we don't like someone in our community, they still deserve love, safety, and joy, like everyone else," the <a href="https://www.insider.com/greys-anatomy-ellen-pompeo-show-could-continue-without-her-2022-5">"Grey's Anatomy" alum said</a>. "But the movement for liberation includes everyone, even people we don't like. This movement, this fight, this party of pride, isn't just for the people who make us feel cozy and cute — it's for everyone."<a href="https://www.insider.com/sarah-jessica-parker-kim-cattrall-comments-very-painful-2022-6">"And Just Like That"</a> season one, also starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis, ended with Miranda on her way to visit Che in Los Angeles.

'And Just Like That' showrunner says viewers were 'blinded' by Che out of 'fear and terror' but expect more of them in season 2

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A writer on "AJLT" said that criticism of Steve's storyline reveals a "lopsided gender issue."</li><li>Writer Roxane Gay tweeted about Steve's storyline, wondering if the writers "hate" his actor, <keyword id="12990701" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="david-eigenberg" source="Orion">David Eigenberg</keyword>.</li></ul>Since the "<keyword id="11939776" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sex-and-the-city" source="Orion">Sex and the City</keyword>" revival series "<keyword id="12061735" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="and-just-like-that" source="Orion">And Just Like That</keyword>" premiered in December, fans have been concerned about Miranda's husband Steve, played by David Eigenberg. In a recent interview with <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/01/and-just-like-that-steve-miranda#intcid=_vanity-fair-verso-hp-trending_7ad66fd8-c73f-4388-888e-109c76e889b6_popular4-1">Vanity Fair,</a> some of the "And Just Like That" writers finally addressed the criticism of Steve's portrayal and defended his storyline. Perhaps the biggest issue viewers have with Steve's treatment in the revival series is that Miranda, unhappy in her marriage, is actively <a href="https://www.insider.com/miranda-and-che-queer-sex-scene-and-just-like-that-2021-12">cheating on Steve</a> but also not talking to him about any of their relationship issues. On the latest episode, we're made to believe that the couple hasn't had sex in so long that Steve has forgotten how to please his wife — which is a tough development to swallow for fans who watched the couple's often-passionate relationship flourish in the original show and films.It's not good representation of the fan-favorite character. Although Steve is flawed (he cheated on Miranda in the first "Sex and the City" movie), he's also been steadfast in his <a href="https://www.insider.com/and-just-like-that-karen-pittman-miranda-woke-white-woman-2021-12">support for Miranda</a>, who seems to be forgetting she's married as she continues to fall for Carrie's boss, Che Diaz, a character <a href="https://www.insider.com/miranda-and-che-queer-sex-scene-and-just-like-that-2021-12">some fans have a whole separate set of problems with</a>.<div type="image" title="Sara Ramirez and Cynthia Nixon on &quot;And Just Like That&quot;" height="1280" width="1706" msid="89006843" hostid="261"></div>Elisa Zuritsky, who also wrote for "Sex and the City," <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/01/and-just-like-that-steve-miranda#intcid=_vanity-fair-verso-hp-trending_7ad66fd8-c73f-4388-888e-109c76e889b6_popular4-1">told Vanity Fair</a> that fan criticism of Steve's plot in the revival suggests a "lopsided gender issue," noting that viewers feel "angry" at Miranda and "more protective" of Steve because of that.Zuritsky was clear that the writing on "And Just Like That" is in no way meant to be a betrayal of Eigenberg or Steve as a character. "Everyone on the show, every single person, loves David Eigenberg as a human being," she said. "We love him as an actor. We love Steve. We are really invested in the Steve-ness of him. He's so full of life, and the Steves out there are good guys."Writer Julie Rottenberg, who was also on the writing <a href="https://www.insider.com/and-just-like-that-chris-noth-big-haunting-satc-revival-2021-12">staff of "Sex and the City,"</a> also urged viewers to consider just how relatable Miranda's situation is. "Miranda's journey is representing another reality out there, which a lot of people go through — the reevaluations and transitions in life," she said. "Grown couples grow apart, and people come to epiphanies about what their spouse is or isn't fulfilling for them."Zuritsky promised fans that they're "going to get that scene" examining how Steve feels about the new issues in his marriage, implying that those problems Miranda is keeping secret will eventually become apparent to him. <h2>Fans are unloading on social media about how much they hate Steve's 'AJLT' storyline</h2><div type="image" title="David Eigenberg, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon." height="3003" width="4005" msid="89006846" hostid="261"></div>Steve's storyline is getting criticism from many viewers, including author Roxane Gay."On And Just Like That, do they hate the actor who plays Steve?" she tweeted. "They have given his character not one good scene. He just walks around yelling uttering absolute nonsense. It's bizarre. He was so lovely." <blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—roxane gay (@rgay) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1481858672867241986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2022</a></blockquote>Julia Jacobo, a reporter at ABC, pointed out that the idea that Steve and Miranda suddenly have an unsatisfying sex life doesn't line up with what we've seen on "SATC" in the past."Why do they keep doing Steve dirty like that? In the show, when Miranda was contemplating dating 'Steve the bartender' and was asked about the sex, her response was 'There are no words.' she tweeted. "I understand libidos slowing down, but Steve didn't just forget how to fuck."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Julia Jacobo (@JuliaTheWriter) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1481849669227581440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2022</a></blockquote>Writer and comedian Rohita Kadambi tweeted that they noticed a disparity between how Steve, Miranda, and Che are represented on the show in relation to their respective ages, and suggested that Steve is being made to seem much older than he actually is.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Rohita Kadambi (@RohitaKadambi) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1483125342831353858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2022</a></blockquote><h2>But other viewers support Miranda's storyline on 'And Just Like That,' no matter how Steve is portrayed in it </h2>While there is a loud outcry of justice for Steve on social media, some fans just don't like him. "How can people like Steve?!" <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23teamche&amp;src=typed_query">one user wrote</a>. "I'm Team <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CheDiaz?src=hashtag_click">#CheDiaz</a> I like Miranda and Che together!!!" Another user tweeted that although <a href="https://twitter.com/IdelaMattie/status/1481936971635335172">they are "sad</a>" about Miranda and Steve's storyline, "anyone who has been in a long term relationship should know that it can be tough to keep those sparks going."New episodes of "And Just Like That" are available to stream Thursdays on <keyword id="7849400" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hbo-max" source="Orion">HBO Max</keyword>.

'And Just Like That' writers defend the controversial Steve and Miranda storyline and suggest fans' criticism is actually 'a lopsided gender issue'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12150727" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cynthia-nixon" source="Orion">Cynthia Nixon</keyword> appeared on "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" on Thursday.</li><li>Nixon responded to the criticism her character received over the treatment of her on-screen husband.</li></ul>Cynthia Nixon defended her "<keyword id="12061735" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="and-just-like-that" source="Orion">And Just Like That</keyword>" character <keyword id="13060859" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="miranda-hobbes" source="Orion">Miranda Hobbes</keyword> after fans criticized the treatment of her on-screen husband, <keyword id="13060860" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="steve-brady" source="Orion">Steve Brady</keyword>.On Thursday, Nixon sat down for an interview on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_yKTP-Os0U" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" </a>to discuss the "<keyword id="11939776" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sex-and-the-city" source="Orion">Sex and the City</keyword>" reboot ahead of the season finale on February 3. During the interview, Cohen questioned if Nixon understood why some fans were upset over how Steve, played by <keyword id="12990701" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="david-eigenberg" source="Orion">David Eigenberg</keyword>, was treated in season one. "I do. I have to say that's the thing about breakups," Nixon, 55, said. "Oftentimes, there's one person that is making the breakup happen and the other person who is reluctant."<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r_yKTP-Os0U?start=60" frameborder="0"></iframe>Nixon added: "But I have to say, that person who's reluctant is pretty miserable too, and they're just not admitting it."Representatives for Cynthia Nixon did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. In the series, Miranda broke off her marriage to Steve after <a href="https://www.insider.com/miranda-and-che-queer-sex-scene-and-just-like-that-2021-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cheating on him</a> and falling for a nonbinary character named Che Diaz, played by "Grey's Anatomy" star Sara Ramirez. As a result, some fans — <a href="https://twitter.com/rgay/status/1481858672867241986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1481858672867241986%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insider.com%2Fand-just-like-that-writers-defend-controversial-steve-miranda-storyline-2022-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including writer Roxanne Gay </a>— questioned if the show's writers "hate" Eigenberg's Steve. "On 'And Just Like That,' do they hate the actor who plays Steve? They have given his character not one good scene. He just walks around yelling uttering absolute nonsense. It's bizarre. He was so lovely," Gay wrote. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—roxane gay (@rgay) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1481858672867241986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2022</a></blockquote>Elisa Zuritsky, a writer for "Sex and the City" and the <keyword id="7849400" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hbo-max" source="Orion">HBO Max</keyword> reboot, shot down that speculation in an interview published on January 13 with <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/01/and-just-like-that-steve-miranda#intcid=_vanity-fair-verso-hp-trending_7ad66fd8-c73f-4388-888e-109c76e889b6_popular4-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vanity Fair's Julie Miller. </a>She claimed that the criticism suggested <a href="https://www.insider.com/and-just-like-that-writers-defend-controversial-steve-miranda-storyline-2022-1">a "lopsided gender issue,"</a> saying that viewers feel "angry" at Miranda and "more protective" of Steve because of that."Everyone on the show, every single person, loves David Eigenberg as a human being," Zuritsky told the outlet. "We love him as an actor. We love Steve. We are really invested in the Steve-ness of him. He's so full of life, and the Steves out there are good guys." Julie Rottenberg, who also wrote for the original series and the reboot, echoed that sentiment in the Vanity Fair interview and encouraged viewers to see how relatable Miranda's situation was."Miranda's journey is representing another reality out there, which a lot of people go through — the reevaluations and transitions in life," she told the outlet. "Grown couples grow apart, and people come to epiphanies about what their spouse is or isn't fulfilling for them."

Cynthia Nixon defended Miranda's treatment of husband Steve on 'And Just Like That' and suggested both were 'miserable' in their relationship

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="2105584" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Andre-Drummond">Andre Drummond</keyword> left a $1,000 tip on his $164 check after a meal at Che Restaurant in Delray Beach, Florida.</li><li>Drummond's server, Kassandra Diaz, said the tip left her "shaking," and that she had "tears of happiness after what he left me."</li><li>Restaurants have been forced to operate at limited capacity as they returned to business amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.</li><li>Drummond isn't the only professional athlete who has been generous with his tips recently — former NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco also left a $1,000 tip at a Florida restaurant last week.</li></ul><keyword id="146674" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Cleveland-Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</keyword> center Andre Drummond left a $1,000 tip at a Florida restaurant on Sunday that left his waitress "shaking" and crying tears of joy.After having a meal at Che Restaurant in Delray Beach, Drummond's check came to $164. Drummond, who was set to make $27 million this season with the Cavaliers, left his server Kassandra Diaz $1,000 on top of his check."When I was given the checkbook, I went to put in the tip &amp; information to close the table and I couldn't believe it," Diaz wrote on Instagram after the restaurant posted a picture of Drummond's generous tip. "From a $160 check, the tip read $1,000. I was shaking and had tears of happiness after what he left me.""I had no idea how to react," Diaz wrote. "I didn't want to draw attention but at the same time I couldn't describe the amount of appreciation I had/have. It's so amazing to see people displaying acts of kindness in these uncertain times.""Thank you for being amazing!" Drummond replied.<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CAk-ZqJAtf0" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Our waitress, @kaxandra.diaz experience yesterday, “Today, started off as slow day at work getting there for my double shift. The past week, overall, has been pretty slow of course due to COVID. Restaurants and staff have been struggling, as you can imagine. Little did I know that today I would get a tip no server would guess that they would ever receive when they open that check book. Unknowingly, I was seated and served a table with @andredrummondd I had no idea who he was, and hadn’t seen him here before but we @che.delray always welcome our new customers. When I was given the checkbook, I went to put in the tip &amp; information to close the table and I couldn’t believe it. From a $160 check, the tip read $1,000. I was shaking and had tears of happiness after what he left me. I had no idea how to react, I didn’t want to draw attention but at the same time I couldn’t describe the the amount of appreciation I had/ have. It’s so amazing to see people displaying acts of kindness in these uncertain times. This is a story I will never forget, thank you again so much @andredrummondd “ * * * * * * * * * @che.delray wants to thank you for your kindness, it was our pleasure to have you here! We hope you enjoyed your time with us, we wish you the best!</a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Che!!! Restaurant (@che.delray) on May 24, 2020 at 9:43am PDT<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2020-05-24T16:43:24+00:00">May 24, 2020 at 9:43am PDT</time></div></blockquote>Diaz wrote that her shift had been slow due to the COVID-19 pandemic — restaurants in Palm Beach County have only been open for two weeks and must operate at 25% capacity, leaving servers short on tables. Given how restaurant workers have been affected by the pandemic, it's no surprise Drummond's tip was such a blessing.Drummond isn't the only athlete who has been generous with his tips as restaurants reopen — last week, <a href="https://www.insider.com/chad-ochocinco-leaves-1000-tip-restaurant-pandemic-2020-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">former NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco left a $1,000 tip on a $37 check</a> at Havana's Cuban Cuisine in Cooper City, Florida.Hopefully, it's a trend we can see continue.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/how-2019-20-nba-season-battled-coronavirus-controversy-death-2020-5">'The craziest year I've ever seen': The inside story of an NBA season derailed by controversy, a tragic death, and a pandemic</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-tom-brady-splits-his-pants-golf-the-match-2020-5">Tom Brady ripped a huge hole in the back of his pants on national television after hitting miraculous golf shot</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/michael-jordan-the-last-dance-things-we-learned-2020-5">31 things we learned about Michael Jordan and the 1998 Chicago Bulls in "The Last Dance"</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/when-will-pga-tour-restart-2020-5">The PGA Tour is set to return June 11 without fans in attendance — here's how the rest of the year will look for golf</a>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/andre-drummond-leaves-1000-tip-restaurant-tears-of-joy-2020-5">Insider</a>

Cavaliers center Andre Drummond tipped $1,000 at a Florida restaurant and left his waitress in tears of joy

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12338350" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="candace-bushnell" source="Orion">Candace Bushnell</keyword> shared her thoughts about the "<keyword id="11939776" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sex-and-the-city" source="Orion">Sex and the City</keyword>" reboot with The New Yorker. </li><li>Bushnell said she was "startled" by some of the creative choices made in the reboot.</li></ul>"Sex and the City" creator Candace Bushnell recently told The New Yorker she's "startled" by some of the decisions made on "<keyword id="12061735" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="and-just-like-that" source="Orion">And Just Like That</keyword>."In an interview with <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/candace-bushnell-is-back-in-the-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New Yorker's Jia Tolentino</a> published Wednesday, Bushnell discussed her thoughts on the "Sex and the City" reboot, which premiered on <keyword id="7849400" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hbo-max" source="Orion">HBO Max</keyword> last December. Bushnell wrote the newspaper column and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sex-City-Candace-Bushnell/dp/0446617687" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1996 book</a> that inspired the popular TV series. "I'm really startled by a lot of the decisions made in the reboot," Bushnell, 63, told The New Yorker. "You know, it's a television product, done with Michael Patrick King and Sarah Jessica Parker, who have both worked with HBO a lot in the past. HBO decided to put this franchise back into their hands for a variety of reasons, and this is what they came up with." <div type="image" title="Sara Ramirez and Cynthia Nixon on &quot;And Just Like That&quot;" height="1280" width="1706" msid="89712131" hostid="261"></div>When Tolentino says she gathers that Bushnell doesn't see herself in "And Just Like That," Bushnell responds: "Not at all.""I mean, Carrie Bradshaw ended up being a quirky woman who married a really rich guy," she adds. "And that's not my story, or any of my friends' stories. But TV has its own logic."One of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/sarah-jessica-parker-says-she-wasnt-interested-in-tokenism-for-satc-reboot-2021-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">main differences fans noticed in the reboot was the stride towards diversity</a>. In the reboot, actor Sara Ramirez portrayed Che Diaz, <a href="https://www.insider.com/and-just-like-that-finale-sara-ramirez-che-diaz-hate-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a non-binary Irish-Mexican podcast host and comedian.</a> Ramirez's character forms a bond with <a href="https://www.insider.com/cynthia-nixon-defends-mirandas-treatment-of-steve-on-satc-reboot-2022-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miranda Hobbes, played by Cynthia Nixon. </a> The series also cast <a href="https://www.insider.com/and-just-like-that-karen-pittman-miranda-woke-white-woman-2021-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karen Pittman as Dr. Nya Wallace. </a>When asked about the criticism "Sex and the City" has faced over its lack of diversity, Bushnell told The New Yorker "that was how people cast things then." <div type="image" title="cynthia nixon kristin davis and sarah jessica parker on set of and just like that" height="2979" width="3973" msid="89712132" hostid="261"></div>"Was my own world only white people? No, of course not — that's just not New York," Bushnell said. "But, for the show, that was how people cast things then, it was the way that people in TV were. I don't think anyone was consciously trying to be nasty about it; they just really didn't think." During the interview, Bushnell also noted that Carrie stopped feeling like her long before "And Just Like That" aired.Asked by Tolentino at which point she felt that way, Bushnell replied: "When the character of Carrie sleeps with Mr. Big after he's married to somebody else — that's when I felt like the character's becoming something other." Carrie's affair with Mr. Big begins in season three of "Sex and the City," which aired in 2000.The reboot has much of the original cast reprising their roles, including <a href="https://www.insider.com/sarah-jessica-parker-john-corbett-and-just-like-that-apology-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw</a>, <a href="https://www.insider.com/and-just-like-that-cynthia-nixon-miranda-original-love-interest-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes</a>, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/sex-and-the-city-kristin-davis-reacts-appearance-comments-revival-2021-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kristin Davis as Charlotte York-Goldenblatt</a>. However, <a href="https://www.insider.com/sarah-jessica-parker-doesnt-with-kim-cattrall-joining-reboot-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kim Cattrall did not return to play Samantha Jones.</a>Representatives for Candance Bushnell did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

'Sex and the City' author Candace Bushnell says she's 'startled' by decisions made in 'And Just Like That'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12420368" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nicole-ari-parker" source="Orion">Nicole Ari Parker</keyword> got "yelled at" by "SATC" fans who thought she was replacing <keyword id="12150728" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="kim-cattrall" source="Orion">Kim Cattrall</keyword>.</li><li>It wasn't all negative: She was also "attacked with love" by other fans, she said.</li></ul>Nicole Ari Parker revealed that she was both "yelled at" and "attacked with love" when "<keyword id="11939776" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sex-and-the-city" source="Orion">Sex and the City</keyword>" fans thought her character was replacing Samantha Jones in the upcoming reboot.<a href="https://people.com/tv/satc-revival-sarita-choudhury-nicole-ari-parker-karen-pittman-join-cast/">People previously reported back in July</a> that Parker is set to play "Park Avenue mother of three and documentarian" Lisa Todd Wexley in "<keyword id="12061735" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="and-just-like-that" source="Orion">And Just Like That</keyword>," premiering on <a href="https://www.insider.com/sex-and-the-city-reboot-release-date-cast-2021-1">HBO Max in December</a>.The "Empire" actress recently opened up about what the reception has been like once fans knew she'd be joining the reboot."When it first came out that I was replacing the Samantha character - which is not true at all, so please write that - I have been yelled at, and I've also been attacked with love," Parker told <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/sex-and-the-city-reboot-actress-nicole-ari-parker-1235038933/"> The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday</a>.Fans first <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/23/entertainment/nicole-parker-sex-city-trnd/index.html">started speculating that Lisa might be replacing Samantha Jones</a> after "Sex and the City" star <keyword id="11939777" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sarah-jessica-parker" source="Orion">Sarah Jessica Parker</keyword> posted an Instagram photo in August of Parker hugging her along with Cynthia Nixon and <keyword id="12420369" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="kristin-davis" source="Orion">Kristin Davis</keyword> on the set of the reboot.The new reboot revives beloved "SATC" characters, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte York (Davis), and Miranda Hobbes (Nixon). Noticeably missing from the foursome is Samantha (Kim Cattrall), who made up the core friend group <a href="https://www.insider.com/sex-and-the-city-surprising-fun-facts">in the original series, which aired on HBO for six seasons</a> and was followed by two movies. However, Cattrall isn't returning to the reboot <a href="https://www.insider.com/sex-and-the-city-3-movie-cancelled-explained-2017-10">amid rumors of a years-long feud</a> with Sarah Jessica Parker.<blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CSp7bbLt0Hj" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by SJP (@sarahjessicaparker)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></div></blockquote>Parker admitted <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/sex-and-the-city-reboot-actress-nicole-ari-parker-1235038933/">during Thursday's chat</a> with THR that she had "no idea" that the fan reaction to her casting news and the reboot would be so overwhelming. "I've been photographed in places I should never be photographed," Parker explained. "The fans are so excited and over the top. I had some idea of that because I am one of those fans but I had no idea [the extent of it]."Parker isn't the only new face joining the cast of "And Just Like that." She'll be joined by <a href="https://people.com/tv/satc-revival-sarita-choudhury-nicole-ari-parker-karen-pittman-join-cast/">Sarita Choudhury, Karen Pittman, and Sara Ramirez</a>. Choudhury will play Manhattan real estate broker Seema Patel while Pittman is set to portray Columbia Law School professor, Dr. Nya Wallace. Ramirez will portray non-binary podcast host and comedian Che Diaz. Parker described herself as well as Pittman, Choudhury, and Ramirez as "four women of color who are fully realized women with full lives.""Everyone's still having sex and it's wonderful," she added. While there are new faces, some returning "SATC" stars include Chris Noth, who played Sarah Jessica Parker's onscreen husband, Mr. Big, along with Evan Handler and David Eigenberg.

Nicole Ari Parker was 'yelled at' when 'Sex and the City' fans thought she was replacing Kim Cattrall in the new reboot

<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/58eafe935124c99853c7e76a-768/afp-living-in-cuban-time.jpg" alt="Despite major changes in the past few years, the rhythm of life in Cuba remains languid" />© AFP YAMIL LAGEDespite major changes in the past few years, the rhythm of life in Cuba remains languid.President Donald Trump appears set to walk back some aspects of the normalization of US-Cuba relations conducted by President Barack Obama during his final years in office.According to a draft of an eight-page directive Trump is expected to sign on Friday <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article156337129.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">during an event</a> at Miami's Manuel Artime Theater - named for a leader of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion - the US government will restrict the number of reasons Americans can travel to the island and prohibit financial dealings with companies controlled by the Cuban military.Americans will not be allowed to spend money in state-run hotels - mainly <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article156337129.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">brand-name hotels</a> - and restaurants that are linked to the military.Travelers to Cuba will also be subject to audit by the Treasury Department to make sure their trips are within one of the permitted categories.Trips for educational purposes will be required to travel with a guide from a US group sponsoring the trip, according <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article156337129.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">to the Miami Herald</a>, which obtained a draft of the directive. "People-to-people" visits for individual Americans will be prohibited.The effect of the policy changes will likely be to "chill" trips to the island by Americans, a Trump administration aide <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-will-stop-short-scrapping-obamas-cuba-policies-010052494.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told</a> Yahoo News.<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/57caead7b996ebf6088b60d1-2400/rtx1446c.jpg" alt="havana cuba, Cuban Interior Ministry, che guevara" />Desmond Boylan/ReutersCuban military officers walk after a tribute to revolutionary leader Che Guevara in front of the Cuban Interior Ministry in Havana's Revolution Square, October 8, 2013.Commercial flights and cruises will still be allowed to stop in Cuba, and Americans can still send money to the island and rent private properties there, such as ones rented by Airbnb. Diplomatic relations, reestablished by Obama, will remain, as will Obama's <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-obama-ending-policy-giving-residency-to-cubans-arriving-in-us-2017-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">revocation of the "wet foot, dry foot" policy</a> that gave Cubans preferential immigration treatment.The remarks seen by the Miami Herald and Politico cite human-rights concerns to justify the crackdown. And the directive - as well as major backers, including Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart - outlines a desire to support private businesses and citizens."If we're going to have more economic engagement with Cuba, it will be with the Cuban people," Rubio <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article156337129.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told</a> the Herald.<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/580769c2c524021c008b558e-2400/ap16274573898949.jpg" alt="marco rubio" />AP Photo/John RaouxSen. Marco Rubio at a campaign event in Florida."We also very much want to see that kind of expansion of commercial interaction with Cuba," a senior White House official <a href="http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/338059-trump-to-ban-individual-educational-trips-to-cuba" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>. "That's entirely up to Raul Castro to make that happen."White House officials also said Trump would lay out "<a href="http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/338059-trump-to-ban-individual-educational-trips-to-cuba" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">very specific benchmarks</a>" for the Cuban government to meet in order to negotiate with the US, including freeing political prisoners, free elections, and paying Cuban workers directly.These new restrictions <a href="https://apnews.com/a6a67d83151f4dccb844b49b60949c92" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">will burden</a> the US government with the task of policing US travel to the island and of scrutinizing financial transactions there.And while avenues to visit the long-isolated island will remain, the "chill" caused by the restrictions on which businesses Americans can patronize while there - as well as by the threat of audit by US authorities and requirements to maintain records of the trip - may in turn hurt Cuban businesses and entrepreneurs who've benefited from the recent opening of relations.There has been an "acceleration" of some economic activity in Cuba, according to Emily Morris, an associate fellow at the University College London's Institute of the Americas.This boost has been largely limited to Havana, "and it's heavily concentrated among the people, particularly in the private sector, who are catering to the new influx of US business," Morris said during an Atlantic Council conference call this week.Moreover, an environment in which Americans are less interested in traveling to Cuba and limited in what they can do there may have negative consequences for the firms and people Trump's directive intends to aid."More than half my customers are Americans . . . the best tippers," Dionys Diaz, 33, who gives tourists rides along Havana's Malecon esplanade for $25 in a restored pink 1954 Chevy convertible, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-set-to-unveil-new-cuba-policy-after-promising-to-reverse-obamas-bad-deal/2017/06/14/ab9118fe-5126-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told</a> The Washington Post.<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/51c21308eab8ea3b7d000014-1280/1280px-maleconhavane.jpg" alt="Havana Cuba El Malecon" /><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MaleconHavane.JPG">Wikimedia Commons</a>El Malecón in Havana, Cuba."Obama's measures have in some ways awakened the hope of entrepreneurs," Enrique Nuñez, owner of La Guardia restaurant in Havana, <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/cuba/cuban-entrepreneurs-brace-for-impact-of-new-us-cuba-policy-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told ABC</a> 10 in Miami.Nuñez and other business owners in Cuba <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/cuba/cuban-entrepreneurs-brace-for-impact-of-new-us-cuba-policy-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">are concerned</a> that Trump's reversal will limit their access to US dollars, and they see Trump's move as a mistake, since it would restrict the flow of cash to private Cuban businesses, directing it back into the hands of the Cuban military.Non-Cuban American visitors to the island jumped 74% in 2016, facilitated by the return of commercial flights. The <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-set-to-unveil-new-cuba-policy-after-promising-to-reverse-obamas-bad-deal/2017/06/14/ab9118fe-5126-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">615,000 visitors</a> from the US in 2016 was a record number for Cuba (though it was still a minority of the island's 4 million visitors).<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56990ed1c08a8037018b9dce-2400/rtr4m83o.jpg" alt="Cuba" />Alexandre Meneghini/ReutersThough Cuba's overall economy has slowed in recent years, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/cuba-economic-political-opening-demographic-problems-2017-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">in part because of external factors</a>, the restoration of US-Cuba relations gave a vigor to some on the island that Trump's Cuba policy may dampen."It's cultural activity. It's an openness, it's an excitement about the possibilities that could happen," Morris said of happenings in Cuba."Now clearly at the moment people are worried. People are worried who engage in the activity, and people are worried even who aren't engaged in it but feel that it opened up possibilities for the future," she added. "So there's a kind of nervousness about what happens next."Trump's directive mainly targets the Grupo de Administracion Empresarial, SA, or GAESA, which is the Cuban military's enterprise for state-controlled businesses.It is a sprawling conglomerate, and John Kavulich, president of the US-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/15/trump-cuba-policy-239596" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">estimated</a> that it controls as much as 80% of Cuba's tourism industry and 60% of the island's total economy.Trump's new policy will <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-will-stop-short-scrapping-obamas-cuba-policies-010052494.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reportedly direct</a> US government agencies to create regulations limiting US financial dealings with companies connected to the Cuban military.<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/59430a6d5124c9a64b45230c-800/cuban-militarys-tentacles-reach-deep-into-economy-2017-6.jpg" alt="The hotel Four Points by Sheraton is seen in Havana, Cuba May 22, 2017. Picture taken May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer" />Thomson ReutersThe hotel Four Points by Sheraton in Havana, Cuba, May 22, 2017.Trump aides <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-will-stop-short-scrapping-obamas-cuba-policies-010052494.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told Yahoo News</a> that exceptions may be carved out for US hotel chains to operate on the island, in effect barring American from using foreign-run hotels. A White House official told Reuters that the policy change was not meant to "<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-idUSKBN1962Q3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">disrupt</a>" established business deals with Cuba, like Starwood Hotels' agreement to run a Hotel in Havana.While Trump's order prohibits financial dealings with such state-run businesses, the restrictions it imposes may still funnel money to the government.The order "reinstates requirement for Americans to come only with tour groups, which are, on Cuban end, controlled by government," Michael Weissenstein, the Associated Press news director for the Caribbean, <a href="https://twitter.com/mweissenstein/status/875414331936182272" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a> on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/mweissenstein/status/875428702645047296" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">adding</a> that Cuba mandates tours be on state buses with state guides.<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/59412dcc5124c92119d58b37-800/cubans-fret-new-trump-policy-will-dampen-tourism-boom-2017-6.jpg" alt="Tourists take pictures in Havana, Cuba June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer" />Thomson ReutersTourists take pictures in Havana"So unless I'm missing something, the effect will be redirecting [money] of tens of thousands of Americans from Cuban private sector to the Cuban state," Weissenstein <a href="https://twitter.com/mweissenstein/status/875414661021257730" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>.The tour requirement was also criticized by Tomas Bilbao, the managing director of Avila Strategies who led a public-policy campaign prior to Obama's 2014 opening to Cuba and works on social projects on the island."Anyone who has been to Cuba in last [50 years] knows that forcing US travelers to go in tour groups is a guaranteed way to hurt entrepreneurs," Bilbao <a href="https://twitter.com/TomasBilbao/status/875460491350429697" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tweeted</a>."Cuban [Airbnb operators] can't accommodate group tours, forcing tour operators to use Cuban [government] hotels," he <a href="https://twitter.com/TomasBilbao/status/875463037662121984" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">added</a>. "[Individual travelers] are lifeblood of entrepreneurs."Efforts to enforce restrictions on dealings with the Cuban military's businesses could be further confounded by attempts to obscure those businesses' connections, such as by establishing a new, ostensibly civilian-controlled, holding company in the future.Moreover, while Trump and those backing the policy change have invoked human-rights concerns to justify it, some human-rights groups have warned that a more hardline policy could benefit the government, empowering hardliners who thrive on contentious relations with the US.<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5850612ea1a45e95648b4738-2400/rtx2o94j.jpg" alt="A man uses the internet via public Wi-Fi in Havana, Cuba." /><a href="http://pictures.reuters.com/archive/CUBA-CENSORSHIP--S1AETZPPIEAA.html">Enrique de la Osa/Reuters</a>A man uses the internet via public Wi-Fi in Havana, Cuba.Trump's walk back of Obama's policies comes after a nearly six-month-long review. And Trump, who appeared ambivalent about US relations with Cuba in the early part of his campaign, became much more harsh in his rhetoric toward the island in the latter stages of his presidential run. That shift did not go unnoticed."Obama incentivized entrepreneurship," Dioslans Castillo, a 53-year-old hairdresser in Havana, <a href="https://apnews.com/08e3a020aee64da382af57dbaf77e762/Cubans-brace-for-worst-as-Trump-takes-aim-at-Obama-opening" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told the AP</a>. "His visit influenced society because the people saw the so-called opening, despite it happening in slow steps compared to the rhetoric. But with Trump, it's all going to crash."Obama's opening was not without critics in Cuba, mainly among dissidents who <a href="https://apnews.com/08e3a020aee64da382af57dbaf77e762/Cubans-brace-for-worst-as-Trump-takes-aim-at-Obama-opening" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">want more pressure</a> on the Castro government than Obama or Trump have applied. Others, after a half-century of tension, are ready for a wholesale change."The best thing that can happen for the two countries is for all of these problems to end, for everything to be normal," Yosvani Reinoso, a 42-year-old locksmith in the Cuban port city of Mariel, <a href="https://apnews.com/08e3a020aee64da382af57dbaf77e762/Cubans-brace-for-worst-as-Trump-takes-aim-at-Obama-opening" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told the AP</a>. <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tips-americans-traveling-havana-cuba-2016-11">4 things every American should know before booking a flight to Cuba</a></h3> Please enable Javascript to watch this video

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