As Tyler Perry brgs the first Maa movie to Netflix, Brandon Black plays the anchise's first gay character.
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- BRANDON BLACK ON PLAYG THE FIRST GAY ROLE A MAA MOVIE: 'I THK I'M QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB'
- TYLER PERRY’S NEWT ‘MAA’ MOVIE MAK HISTORY WH GAY CHARACTER
- BRANDON BLACK ON PLAYG THE FIRST GAY CHARACTER THE MAA CEMATIC UNIVERSE
BRANDON BLACK ON PLAYG THE FIRST GAY ROLE A MAA MOVIE: 'I THK I'M QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB'
Brandon Black talks playg the first gay character a Tyler Perry Maa movie. * a madea homecoming is tim gay *
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TYLER PERRY’S NEWT ‘MAA’ MOVIE MAK HISTORY WH GAY CHARACTER
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BRANDON BLACK ON PLAYG THE FIRST GAY CHARACTER THE MAA CEMATIC UNIVERSE
For Brandon Black, who's openly gay, that g-out scene is what sold him on the project. " EW talked to the San Diego native about jog the Maaverse, beg Black and gay Hollywood, the bety of endls mimosas, and sharg scen wh a 6'5" great-grandmother who also happened to be his boss.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So you play the first openly gay character a Maa movie.
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