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Nika King Steps Away From Euphoria Season 3 to Focus on Vegan Cafe

She has launched a GoFundMe for her struggling vegan cafe after revealing she will not return to the show.

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Overview

  • King went viral in mid-July with a video showing her cleaning the kitchen at Blue Tree Cafe, captioned “A job is a job.”
  • She co-owns Blue Tree Cafe, a vegan soul food restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale that she operates with her mother, Sharon Allen.
  • Facing operational setbacks, King and her mother set up a GoFundMe to help keep the cafe open.
  • Production on Euphoria Season 3 began in February 2025 with leads Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and other returning cast members and is slated for a late 2025 or 2026 release.
  • Her experience highlights the broader challenges actors encounter sustaining their careers during prolonged delays caused by 2023 labor strikes and on-set fatalities.