P-Valley star J. Alphonse Nicholson is speakg out about the outrage over his character’s gay sex scene a recent episo.
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- IS LIL' MURDA GAY? P-VALLEY'S J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON UNPACKS HIS CHARACTER'S HAZY SEXUALY
- J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON REACTS TO OUTRAGE OVER HIS GAY SEX SCENE ‘P-VALLEY’
IS LIL' MURDA GAY? P-VALLEY'S J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON UNPACKS HIS CHARACTER'S HAZY SEXUALY
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The format of the scene hews closely to a talog of work that executive producer Patrik-Ian Polk has built over the span of his reer that double as s of sex tn for gay men.
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J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON REACTS TO OUTRAGE OVER HIS GAY SEX SCENE ‘P-VALLEY’
Nicholson, who's married to wife Nafeha Nicholson and intifi as straight, was equally nervo about his gay character's scene when he read episo four's script. Both characters have a preference for the same sex, and unlike Lil Murda and Uncle Clifford, this pair's mascule exterrs (buff bodi, tattoos, barone voic) reprent a different image of gay Black men — one whose reprentatn on TV thentilly shows the nuanc of queer inty.
"Of her star's performance, Evans praised Nicholson for beg brave enough to explore a new pictn of what gay Black men look like on screen. I have iends that intify as gay or bi, but I also have fay members that are aaid to say who they love or who they want to be. So far, the show has found much succs wh Lil Murda, Uncle Clifford, and their plex love story as a Black gay uple.
Alphonse Nicholson and John Clarence Stewart break down this week’s powerful episo, reveal what has been like workg together this season and ph back on homophobic cricism of their characters’ groundbreakg relatnship. Cuz the gay a’t go’ nowhere. #pvalley Patrik-Ian Polk (@PatrikIanPolk) June 29, 2022Unfortunately, there has been some fan backlash to the onscreen relatnship, wh -executive producer Patrik-Ian Polk llg out the homophobic rpons.