Donald Glover opens up about fears and ‘Community’ on Instagram

Donald Glover is the breakout star of NBC’s “Community,� and as the show returns for its fifth season, he’ll appear in fewer episodes in order to accomodate his burgeoning career, which includes a new album and a new comedy series on FX titled “Atlanta.�

But it looks like all that pressure may be getting to him, as Glover revealed in a series of written Instagram messages he posted Monday night (language warning).

“I’m afraid of the future,� Glover wrote in the first of seven messages, all of which were on Residence Inn stationary.

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He then launched into a series of things he was afraid of, including “I’m scared my girl will get pregnant at not the exact time we want� and “I’m scared I’ll never reach my potential.�

Glover’s career began in comedy writing, where he was a writer for “30 Rock� before joining the cast of “Community.� He has since released albums under his rapper identity, Childish Gambino. His latest, “Because the Internet,� will be released in December.

“I feel like I’m letting everyone down,� he wrote. “I’m afraid people hate who I really am.�

For the upcoming fifth season of “Community,� Glover will appear in only five of the 13 episodes.

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Glover addressed his reduced role in the series, writing, “I’m scared Dan Harmon hates me� and “I didn’t leave Community to rap. I don’t wanna rap. I wanted to be on my own.�

“I’m scared I’ll be Tyrese,� he wrote, referring to Tyrese Gibson, a rapper, actor, writer, producer, model who has spread himself across all manner of media.

He wrote, “I got really lost last year. But I can’t be lonely tho. Cause we’re all here. We’re all stuck here.�

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