'The Walkg Dead' Star Tom Payne Teas J' Fate, Future Gay Storyl (Vio) - TheWrap

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• "WALKG DEAD" ZOMBIE-KILLER TOM PAYNE: PEOPLE "STILL DON'T REALIZE" HIS CHARACTER IS GAYPAYNE, WHO PLAYS FAN-FAVE QUEER CHARACTER J, SAYS HE'S "DISAPPOTED" THAT THE PROTAGONIST'S SEXUALY WAS BARELY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY SAM MANZELLANOVEMBER 26, 2018/12:03 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2400PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}GREG DOHERTY/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAGCENTURY CITY, CA - APRIL 15: TOM PAYNE ATTENDS THE "THE WALKG DEAD" & "FEAR THE WALKG DEAD" CELEBRATE SURVIVAL SUNDAY ON APRIL 15, 2018 CENTURY CY, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY GREG DOHERTY/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAG)BY SAM MANZELLANOVEMBER 26, 2018 / 12:03 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"WALKG DEAD\" ZOMBIE-KILLER TOM PAYNE: PEOPLE \"STILL DON'T REALIZE\" HIS CHARACTER IS GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-26T17:03:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-26T17:03:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAM MANZELLA","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE WALKG DEAD STAR TOM PAYNE OPENED UP TO THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER ABOUT HOW HIS CHARACTER'S SEXUALY WAS GLOSSED OVER—AND HOW HIS (SPOILERS TO E!) ATH AT THE END OF SEASON 9 ME TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAYNE, WHOSE CHARACTER, PL "J" MONROE, BEME A SERI REGULAR SEASON 6 AND STUCK AROUND ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF THE SERI' NTH SEASON, TOLD THE MAGAZE THAT HE'S "DISAPPOTED" WH HOW J' SEXUALY WAS HANDLED. IN THE ICS OF THE SAME NAME, WHICH SPIRED THE SMALL SCREEN ADAPTATN, J IS SOMETHG OF AN INIC GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT ON THE SHOW, HIS SEXUALY WAS MENTNED ONCE, AN EXCHANGE WH LEAD CHARACTER MAGGIE GREENE (LREN COHAN) SEASON 7.AMC/THE WALKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF PLAYG A QUEER CHARACTER, PAYNE SAID WAS "AN AMAZG RPONSIBILY," AND HE WAS "HAPPY TO TAKE ON." BUT HE WISH J' SEXUALY WAS MORE EXPLICLY ADDRSED. IN FACT, THE ACTOR SAYS HE STILL NS TO WALKG DEAD FANS WHO DON'T REALIZE HIS CHARACTER IS QUEER:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RIGHT PEOPLE PICKED UP ON ; THEY DID REGNIZE . BUT YOU N FD PEOPLE WHO STILL DON'T REALIZE J WAS GAY. I THK THEY ULD HAVE BEEN A B MORE UP ONT ABOUT THAT. WHILE YOU'VE LOST J, YOU STILL HAVE AARON AND TARA (ALANNA MASTERSON), AND NOW MAGNA (NADIA HILKER) AND YUMIKO (ELEANOR MATSUURA), SO THERE'S STILL REPRENTATN ON THE SHOW. BUT 'S A SHAME. HE WAS SUCH A BADASS CHARACTER. THEY ULD HAVE MA MORE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ACTOR ALSO ADDRSED J' SHOCKG ATH THE MIDSEASON FALE LAST SUNDAY. SCE SO MANY CHARACTERS ARE KILLED OFF THE WALKG DEAD, THE WRERS HAVE A TRADN FOR IMPENDG VICTIMS: ATH DNERS WH THE ST. PAYNE SAYS THAT ULTIMATELY, HE TOOK "THE LL" ABOUT J' ATH THE SCRIPT WH GRACE, AND EVEN THOUGH "THERE WERE TIM I WAS TRATED WH THE SHOW, I WAS HAPPY WE WERE TELLG THIS GREAT STORY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE ADD THAT J WAS A GREAT CHARACTER, AND 'S ALWAYS HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO A GOOD ROLE. BUT, PAYNE ALSO REVEALED HE ISN'T OPPOSED TO REPRISG HIS ROLE DOWN THE LE. COULD A RURRECTN BE THE WORKS? ONLY TIME WILL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• THE BLUE-EYED BOY, TOM PAYNE IS A GAY OR IS RELATNSHIP WH A GIRL, JT TO SHUT THE MORS?
• ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ STAR TOM PAYNE TEAS J’ FATE, FUTURE GAY STORYL (VIO)
• ‘THE WALKG DEAD’S TOM PAYNE ‘DISAPPOTED’ HIS GAY CHARACTER’S STORY

"WALKG DEAD" ZOMBIE-KILLER TOM PAYNE: PEOPLE "STILL DON'T REALIZE" HIS CHARACTER IS GAYPAYNE, WHO PLAYS FAN-FAVE QUEER CHARACTER J, SAYS HE'S "DISAPPOTED" THAT THE PROTAGONIST'S SEXUALY WAS BARELY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY SAM MANZELLANOVEMBER 26, 2018/12:03 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2400PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}GREG DOHERTY/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAGCENTURY CITY, CA - APRIL 15: TOM PAYNE ATTENDS THE "THE WALKG DEAD" & "FEAR THE WALKG DEAD" CELEBRATE SURVIVAL SUNDAY ON APRIL 15, 2018 CENTURY CY, CALIFORNIA. (PHOTO BY GREG DOHERTY/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAG)BY SAM MANZELLANOVEMBER 26, 2018 / 12:03 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"WALKG DEAD\" ZOMBIE-KILLER TOM PAYNE: PEOPLE \"STILL DON'T REALIZE\" HIS CHARACTER IS GAY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-26T17:03:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-26T17:03:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAM MANZELLA","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE WALKG DEAD STAR TOM PAYNE OPENED UP TO THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER ABOUT HOW HIS CHARACTER'S SEXUALY WAS GLOSSED OVER—AND HOW HIS (SPOILERS TO E!) ATH AT THE END OF SEASON 9 ME TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PAYNE, WHOSE CHARACTER, PL "J" MONROE, BEME A SERI REGULAR SEASON 6 AND STUCK AROUND ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF THE SERI' NTH SEASON, TOLD THE MAGAZE THAT HE'S "DISAPPOTED" WH HOW J' SEXUALY WAS HANDLED. IN THE ICS OF THE SAME NAME, WHICH SPIRED THE SMALL SCREEN ADAPTATN, J IS SOMETHG OF AN INIC GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT ON THE SHOW, HIS SEXUALY WAS MENTNED ONCE, AN EXCHANGE WH LEAD CHARACTER MAGGIE GREENE (LREN COHAN) SEASON 7.AMC/THE WALKG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF PLAYG A QUEER CHARACTER, PAYNE SAID WAS "AN AMAZG RPONSIBILY," AND HE WAS "HAPPY TO TAKE ON." BUT HE WISH J' SEXUALY WAS MORE EXPLICLY ADDRSED. IN FACT, THE ACTOR SAYS HE STILL NS TO WALKG DEAD FANS WHO DON'T REALIZE HIS CHARACTER IS QUEER:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RIGHT PEOPLE PICKED UP ON ; THEY DID REGNIZE . BUT YOU N FD PEOPLE WHO STILL DON'T REALIZE J WAS GAY. I THK THEY ULD HAVE BEEN A B MORE UP ONT ABOUT THAT. WHILE YOU'VE LOST J, YOU STILL HAVE AARON AND TARA (ALANNA MASTERSON), AND NOW MAGNA (NADIA HILKER) AND YUMIKO (ELEANOR MATSUURA), SO THERE'S STILL REPRENTATN ON THE SHOW. BUT 'S A SHAME. HE WAS SUCH A BADASS CHARACTER. THEY ULD HAVE MA MORE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ACTOR ALSO ADDRSED J' SHOCKG ATH THE MIDSEASON FALE LAST SUNDAY. SCE SO MANY CHARACTERS ARE KILLED OFF THE WALKG DEAD, THE WRERS HAVE A TRADN FOR IMPENDG VICTIMS: ATH DNERS WH THE ST. PAYNE SAYS THAT ULTIMATELY, HE TOOK "THE LL" ABOUT J' ATH THE SCRIPT WH GRACE, AND EVEN THOUGH "THERE WERE TIM I WAS TRATED WH THE SHOW, I WAS HAPPY WE WERE TELLG THIS GREAT STORY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE ADD THAT J WAS A GREAT CHARACTER, AND 'S ALWAYS HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO A GOOD ROLE. BUT, PAYNE ALSO REVEALED HE ISN'T OPPOSED TO REPRISG HIS ROLE DOWN THE LE. COULD A RURRECTN BE THE WORKS? ONLY TIME WILL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

In the ics of the same name, which spired the small screen adaptatn, J is somethg of an inic gay on the show, his sexualy was mentned once, an exchange wh lead character Maggie Greene (Lren Cohan) Season playg a queer character, Payne said was "an amazg rponsibily, " and he was "happy to take on. But you n fd people who still don't realize J was gay. Our gay ntent clus naked celebs, dick and penis pics, hot scen om movi and seri, and nu celeb vios.

Rumors are that he is gay.

Also, he said an terview that he is not gay and he has a there are also mors that to shut the mors of he beg a relatnship wh a man, he stated that he has a girliend.

THE BLUE-EYED BOY, TOM PAYNE IS A GAY OR IS RELATNSHIP WH A GIRL, JT TO SHUT THE MORS?

Or is he gay? Maybe, maybe, We will be diggg to the fact our story Film and TV Now(Tom Payne)On-screen gay.

Is he gay off-screen as well? Tom Payne plays the character of Pl “J” Monroe, who is a gay character the seri, The Walkg Dead.

‘THE WALKG DEAD’ STAR TOM PAYNE TEAS J’ FATE, FUTURE GAY STORYL (VIO)

”Payne told J is gay the ic books.

He divulged, “’You don’t go to a scene gog ”Oh, wow, I’ve gotta really thk I’m a gay person now. ” There’s no difference really, ”After his character the seri, people started talkg that he is gay real life too.

Tom Payne shut the accatns and mors of beg lled gay.

‘THE WALKG DEAD’S TOM PAYNE ‘DISAPPOTED’ HIS GAY CHARACTER’S STORY

The Walkg Dead star Tom Payne has dismissed the ia of his character’s gay romance makg s way onto the TV adaptatn. In the origal Walkg Dead ic books created by Robert Kirkman, J is wrten as gay. Payne had prevly said that would be “amazg” if the character turned out to be gay.

Payne also said he’s open to seeg J explore his homosexualy, given that the character is gay  the ic book seri.