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Contents:
- EMPIRE'S GAY SON IS THE SHOW'S GREATT ASSET
- ‘EMPIRE’ ACTOR JSIE SMOLLETT REVEALS HE’S GAY ON ‘ELLEN’: ‘THERE IS NO CLOSET’
- EMPIRE'S JSIE SMOLLET OUT AS GAY ON THE ELLEN DEGENER SHOW
- GAY & LBIAN BARS & CLUBS THE INLAND EMPIRE
- WHY GAY GUYS LOVE THE '300' MOVI
EMPIRE'S GAY SON IS THE SHOW'S GREATT ASSET
Rather than jt flailg agast his father's homophobia and retreatg to the fort of his keyboard, Jamal summoned his anger to a missn statement: He pledged to take over his father's pany. First, and I fear we've unrsold this our last two reps, how spectacular is that a work TV show picts not only a gay man of lor, but a gay man of lor the hetero-domated world of hip-hop?
‘EMPIRE’ ACTOR JSIE SMOLLETT REVEALS HE’S GAY ON ‘ELLEN’: ‘THERE IS NO CLOSET’
Lee Daniels and his team may have unrled Luc's homophobia too hard so far, havg him nsistently refer to Jamal as female and sist homosexualy is a choice egregly bluntly, but 's probably (and sadly) realistic—and mak Jamal's assertn that he is a gay man, emphasis on both of those scriptors, all the more valuable. Actor and sger Jsie Smollett is one of the breakout stars of Fox's h drama Empire, and while much of the buzz surroundg him has foced on his talents, there's also been plenty said about his sexualy.On the show, he plays Jamal Lyon, a gay sger and the middle son of Luc (Terrence Howard) and Cookie (Taraji P.
Henson) battlg his father's homophobia.In real life, Smollett's sexualy has been a topic of nversatn, and now he's settg the rerd straight.In an terview wh Ellen DeGener nducted backstage at Ellen, he nfirmed that he is gay and explaed why he's never felt the need to discs his personal life."There's never been a closet. So I'm honored for this opportuny and I'm honored to be here wh you."Until his nversatn wh DeGener, Smollett nsistently refed to discs his sexualy terviews, tellg Sway on his rad show a few weeks ago that fans shouldn't assume that he's gay."I'm not willg to nfirm or ny anythg.
"The 31-year-old "Empire" star me out on "The Ellen DeGener Show" after his character om the h Fox seri revealed he's gay. "WITH A JUICY BLEND OF MUSIC, DRAMA AND OUTRAGEOUSNESS, 'EMPIRE' HAS BECOME THE BREAKOUT HIT OF 2015Jsie Smollett discs his role on ‘Empire’ and how he had to dn seven tim before landg the role of Jamal Lyon, who me out as gay a recent episo.
EMPIRE'S JSIE SMOLLET OUT AS GAY ON THE ELLEN DEGENER SHOW
Smollett also revealed he's gay real life. "Followg the episo when his character me out, Smollett received hate onle, but didn't ter him om movg forward wh the storyle or revealg he's also gay real life. ' 'Jsie is very mted to issu around the LGBT muny': The timg of Jsie's announcement might have somethg to do wh his Empire -star Malik Yoba 'outg' him last month (pictured January 6) The 47-year-old - who plays Vernon - told Black Film: 'You have the gay factor, right?
So, obvly, Lee [Daniels] is gay. Like I know Jsie, he is gay, and he's very mted to issu around the LGBT muny.
GAY & LBIAN BARS & CLUBS THE INLAND EMPIRE
'I thk that our show reprents a huge opportuny to stay the culture beyond entertament value and there's an trsic nature of you have the gay factor, right? Never shied away om gay rol: The Ask Me Anythg actor prevly played a gay medil stunt lled Magn (L) the LGBT dramedy The Skny back 2012 More drama to e! So darlg, I'm label mat wh Beyoncé and Ale and Barbra Streisand'The Ask Me Anythg actor prevly played a gay medil stunt lled Magn the LGBT dramedy The Skny back 2012.
WHY GAY GUYS LOVE THE '300' MOVI
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