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'TE BLOOD' ACTOR NELSAN ELLIS: FORMER STAR QU BEE HE DIDN'T 'WANT TO PLAY A GAY PART'
"Yet over s seven seasons the seri also went the extra e by cludg many gay, lbian, and bisexual characters who were jt as diverse, dangero, and memorable as Bon Temps' other rints. Relled by many as talented and unrrated, Ellis beme a Te Blood fan-favore for his portrayal of the scene-stealg, gay short orr ok at Merlotte’s Bar the fictnal Louisiana town.
” Ellis’s character was ld for breakg stereotyp of gay men. Buzzfeed Reports That Le Grim Qu Te Blood Bee He Refed To Play A Gay Character.
Once Te Blood’s seventh season premiered and beme clear that the character that Grim ed to play began a gay relatnship wh Nelsan Ellis’ Lafayette, a lot of fans drew nclns. Then, 2014, Buzzfeed reported that a source close to Te Blood’s productn nfirmed that Grim was unwillg to play a gay character.