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
- DO JSIE SMOLLETT HAVE A WIFE? THE ACTOR IS GAY AND KEEPS HIS DATG LIFE SECRET
- JSIE SMOLLETT: ‘I AM A GAY MAN. I AM A GAY MAN. I AM A GAY MAN’
- JSIE SMOLLETT ‘HAD SEXUAL RELATNSHIP WH ALLEGED ATTACKER’ AND ‘MET HIM AT GAY CHIGO BATHHOE’
- ‘EMPIRE’ STAR JSIE SMOLLETT OUT AS GAY, STILL DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE
'EMPIRE' STAR JSIE SMOLLET NFIRMS HE'S GAY
Jsie Smollett, who starred on the TV show Empire took the wns stand Monday at his trial on charg of stagg a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lyg to Chigo police about . * jussie smollett really 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.
DO JSIE SMOLLETT HAVE A WIFE? THE ACTOR IS GAY AND KEEPS HIS DATG LIFE SECRET
Award-wng televisn actor Jsie Smollett is a former child star and is bt known for portrayg mician Jamal Lyson the Fox drama seri, "Empire." Dpe beg famo, the actor, who is openly gay, keeps his datg life out of the spotlight. * jussie smollett really gay *
EntertamentJsie Smollett, who starred on the TV show Empire took the wns stand Monday at his trial on charg of stagg a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lyg to Chigo police about . Smollett is acced of lyg to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack downtown Chigo nearly three years ago. (Charl Rex Arbogast/The Associated Prs)Jsie Smollett took the wns stand Monday at his trial on charg of stagg a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lyg to Chigo police about actor who starred on the TV show Empire is expected to share his acunt of what happened January 2019 an attempt to refute damagg ttimony om two brothers who ttified last week.
They said Smollett, who is gay and Black, orchtrated the hoax to get publicy, givg them $100 US for suppli and stctg them to place a noose around his neck and yell homophobic slurs.
They suggted that after the brothers, Abimbola and Olabgo Osundairo, were qutned by police about the alleged attack, they asked Smollett for $1 ln each to not ttify agast him at rts se at Smollett trial after star wnsJsie Smollett lawyer tells urt he's 'a real victim' of racist and homophobic attackSmollett's lawyers also have argued that Chigo police shed to judgment when they brought charg agast Smollett, and suggted a third person may have been volved the the wns stand Monday, Smollett told the jury how he grew up a close-kn fay of six children and started performg as a child actor before gettg more to said he "me to terms" wh his sexualy his early 20s, when he got volved chary anizatns, cludg a group that fights AIDS the Black said he dned for the Empire role of a sger who is gay bee he had never seen a Black man portrayed that way.
JSIE SMOLLETT: ‘I AM A GAY MAN. I AM A GAY MAN. I AM A GAY MAN’
Empire's Jsie Smollett opened up about his sexualy OUT magaze's March 2016 issue; 'I am a gay man. I don’t know how many tim I have to say that,' he clared * jussie smollett really gay *
Empire actor Jsie Smollett has announced to Ellen DeGener that he is gay — whout actually sayg . " Dpe beg famo, the actor, who is openly gay, keeps his datg life out of the Smollett ma history by beg one of the few actors to play a black gay character on primetime TV. – He Came Out as a Gay ManRegardg Jsie Smollett's personal life, he do not have a wife, and there is no news about him havg a partner, as he is generally very private about his life and relatnships.
However, he publicly me out as a gay man 2015 durg an terview wh Ellen DeGener. "The actor, wh over 4 ln followers on Instagram, further explaed that spe choosg not to discs his personal life, he has never nied his sexualy or pretend to be someone he was Smollett Comments on How People Reacted to Him Comg Out as a Gay ManAfter revealg to DeGener that he is gay a backstage terview, Smollett told Variety that people ma a fs about him g out.
JSIE SMOLLETT ‘HAD SEXUAL RELATNSHIP WH ALLEGED ATTACKER’ AND ‘MET HIM AT GAY CHIGO BATHHOE’
He only did so that others uld fd fort knowg that others share the same Smollett on Beg Proudly Gay & His Alleged BoyiendIn a January 2016 terview, Smollett got more ndid about beg proudly gay. He spoke passnately about his journey, sayg:"I am a gay man wh an extremely open heart. ] If I had to label myself, I would label myself as a gay man.
Last week, brothers “Bola” and “Ola” Osundairo ttified that Smollett, who is Black and gay, directed and paid them to rry out a sham anti-gay and racist attack orr to garner sympathetic media verage. His fense attorneys have said he was a real victim and have suggted durg the trial that homophobia may have been a motive the attack.
First, five police vtigators ttified that Smollett told them two men had attacked him the street, yelled racist, anti-gay and pro-Tmp remarks, put a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him.
‘EMPIRE’ STAR JSIE SMOLLETT OUT AS GAY, STILL DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE
INSKEEP: So we'll jt remd people Smollett is both black and openly gay, scribed a racist and homophobic attack, which police now say is fake. INSKEEP: The Stonewall uprisg - that was the begng of the morn gay rights movement...