Empire's Jsie Smollett Com Out as Gay: Watch His Ellen Interview - Variety

Contents:

• 'EMPIRE' STAR JSIE SMOLLET NFIRMS HE'S GAY
• ‘EMPIRE’ ACTOR JSIE SMOLLETT REVEALS HE’S GAY ON ‘ELLEN’: ‘THERE IS NO CLOSET’
• ‘EMPIRE’ STAR JSIE SMOLLETT OUT AS GAY, STILL DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE
• IS JAMAL GAY REAL LIFE?
• 90 DAY FIANCE’S JAMAL DISMISS ‘GAY’ MORS WH A POST ON ‘TOXIC MASCULY’
• MALIK YOBA NI OUTG 'EMPIRE' -STAR AS GAY
• BRETT GRAY GAY, GIRLIEND, NET WORTH, FAY, HEIGHT
• ‘EMPIRE’S’ BRYSHERE GRAY: “I’M NOT GAY”
• IS JAMAL DISMISS GAY FROM 90 DAY FIANCE’S?
• JSIE SMOLLETT ADDRS GAY RUMORS, SPECULATN ABOUT HIS SEXUALY: “THERE’S NEVER BEEN A CLOSET”

'EMPIRE' STAR JSIE SMOLLET NFIRMS HE'S GAY

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 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 real life, Smollett's sexualy has been a topic of nversatn, and now he's settg the rerd 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. "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.

"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’ ACTOR JSIE SMOLLETT REVEALS HE’S GAY ON ‘ELLEN’: ‘THERE IS NO CLOSET’

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.

‘EMPIRE’ STAR JSIE SMOLLETT OUT AS GAY, STILL DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE

On Fox’s smash mil drama “Empire, ” Jsie Smollett plays Jamal Lyons, a gay R&B sger who has stggled all his life wh his homophobic father.

IS JAMAL GAY REAL LIFE?

Y, he nfirmed, he’s gay — but he still don’t want to talk about his personal way all me out was que unual, though. *”Empire” actor Bryshere Gray shut down Inter gay mors, recently. He tweeted, “They funny I’m not even gay doe.

90 DAY FIANCE’S JAMAL DISMISS ‘GAY’ MORS WH A POST ON ‘TOXIC MASCULY’

” He add, “No I’m not gay.

MALIK YOBA NI OUTG 'EMPIRE' -STAR AS GAY

I uld never be gay, let’s make that clear. Jsie Smollett plays his olr brother on the show who happens to be a gay mician.

Onle, Smollett’s role as Jamal, the middle son, spired real-life gay kids, their stggl wh g out and acceptance.

However, one of the biggt qutns has been whether or not Jsie Smollett, who plays Jamal Lyon, is gay real life. However, acrdg to Malik Yoba, his -star is ed gay.

BRETT GRAY GAY, GIRLIEND, NET WORTH, FAY, HEIGHT

90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After fans have been thirstg over st member Kim Menzi’ son Jamal lately but the hunk recently cleared up the ‘gay’ mors about is a 52-year-old San Diego native who was seen romancg Usman Umar, aka Sojaboy, Happily Ever After season 7. However, Kim’s son managed to steal to spotlight recent Robert Irw’s unnny remblance to late dad Steve as he ntu his legacy90 Day Fiance star Jamal Menzi dismiss ‘gay’ mors Some 90 Day fans have been swoong all over Jamal sce his appearance on Before The 90 Days, but others began discsg his sexual orientatn.

‘EMPIRE’S’ BRYSHERE GRAY: “I’M NOT GAY”

“It’s a nversatn that happens among gay people about sexual fluidy — about beg voutly gay, if you will, but there’s a spectm.

There are some folks who aren’t attracted to people of the oppose sex at all, but there are some gay folks who sometim do fd themselv unexpectedly and momentarily attracted. Clearg up Jamal’s sexualy, Chaiken adds, “We’re very clear that Jamal is gay and Jamal is clear that he’s gay, but jt happened. Empire's Jamal Lyon, played by actor Jsie Smollett, is one of many gay characters on televisn the days, and his sexualy is a ma storyle on the hot Fox drama.

IS JAMAL DISMISS GAY FROM 90 DAY FIANCE’S?

In the terview, Yoba seemed to out Smollett as asked about the succs of the seri and s impact, Yoba mentned that the drama's handlg of a gay relatnship and the subsequent tensn about Jamal's sexualy wh his fictnal fay are important them for dienc to see. "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? So, obvly, Lee (Daniels, -creator) is gay.

Like I know Jsie, he is gay, and he's very mted to issu around the LGBT muny. "Social media buzzed Tuday rponse to Yoba's ments, wh many news outlets fgerg the actor for advertently outg shgged off sayg they already assumed Smollett was gay and that Yoba meant no harm by talkg about his -star's private, others said Yoba's ments were out of le and that if Smollett wants to talk about his sexualy, he should be the one to do , not anyone a statement sent to USA TODAY via his publicist, Yoba nied that he outed Smollett and said that his ments were about Jamal, not Jsie.

JSIE SMOLLETT ADDRS GAY RUMORS, SPECULATN ABOUT HIS SEXUALY: “THERE’S NEVER BEEN A CLOSET”

"No, (fans shouldn't assume I'm gay), but 's also fair, and I don't see a problem wh that and I don't really re.... This is not a gay black show.