Earlier this week, "Empire" actor Jsie Smollett nfirmed that he's gay a backstage terview wh Ellen DeGener, sayg, "There's never been a closet that I've been ." Smollett told Variety that the reactn sce that moment has been great.
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- 'EMPIRE' STAR JSIE SMOLLET NFIRMS HE'S GAY
- JSIE SMOLLETT ‘HAD SEXUAL RELATNSHIP WH ALLEGED ATTACKER’ AND ‘MET HIM AT GAY CHIGO BATHHOE’
'EMPIRE' STAR JSIE SMOLLET NFIRMS HE'S GAY
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Jsie Smollett had a few choice words for close iends who didn't believe he was nocent after he was found guilty of felony disorrly nduct December for lyg to police about beg the victim of a racist, homophobic attack. Smollett, 40, appeared on SiriXM's "Sway the Morng" Tuday where he discsed the guilty verdict, claims that he staged the attack for a bump his reer and how "ternalized homophobia" ma the alleged cint harr for him to live out the public actor was sentenced to 150 days jail March and was later released after an appellate urt orred he uld go ee durg the appeal procs, which wouldn't be pleted before Smollett had served his full sentence.
JSIE SMOLLETT ‘HAD SEXUAL RELATNSHIP WH ALLEGED ATTACKER’ AND ‘MET HIM AT GAY CHIGO BATHHOE’
Probatn and a fe were also part of his sentencg after a jury found him guilty of lyg to police about beg the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack downtown Chigo 2019. "Dpe his legal wo, Smollett ma his directorial but 2021 at the Amerin Black Film Ftival wh "B-Boy Blu, " an adaptatn of Jam Earl Hardy's 1994 novel examg gay culture and hip hop's relatnship. The film h streamg service BET+ earlier this Smollett fed, sentenced to 150 days jail:Jury nclus he staged racist, homophobic attack and lied to policeDurg the SiriXM terview, he also reflected on an terview he did wh Rob Roberts on "Good Morng Ameri" Febary 2019 followg the alleged Chigo cint.
"Juror speaks out:Only Black juror Jsie Smollett se uldn't get past ex-'Empire' actor's reactn to nooseSmollett ntued: "I found myself alg wh my own ternalized homophobia. As an openly gay Black man who leads wh his Blackns … I'm embarrassed. 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.