‘Empire’ actor Jsie Smollett reveals he’s gay on ‘Ellen’: ‘There is no closet’

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Jt before Anna Shay passed away, social media ers started wonrg whether the Blg Empire star was gay.

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'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. *”Empire” actor Bryshere Gray shut down Inter gay mors, recently.

He tweeted, “They funny I’m not even gay doe. ” He add, “No I’m not gay.

WAS ANNA SHAY GAY? BLG EMPIRE STAR’S SEXUALY WAS BATED BY FANS BEFORE HER ATH

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, jt before she passed away, social media ers started wonrg whether Anna was gay. However, bee she had always been associated wh guys, she uld not be nsired to be gay.

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

"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.

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'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. 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?

MALIK YOBA NI OUTG 'EMPIRE' -STAR AS GAY

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.

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'Empire' star Jsie Smollet nfirms he's gay .

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