Malik Yoba: I did not out my 'Empire' -star as gay

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Malik Yoba Sexualy: Is He Gay? Transgenr Controversy and Sndal

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MALIK YOBA RPONDS TO FRATERNY THAT KICKED HIM OUT OVER ALLEGATNS OF ‘INAPPROPRIATE RELATNSHIP’ WH TRANS TEENSTHE ACTOR ALSO CLAR HE’S THE “ET [N-WORD] AMERI.”{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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;}CELEBRYBY MORIBA CUMMGSSEPTEMBER 11, 2019/5:17 {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;}(PHOTO BY PL BOOGE/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAG)BY MORIBA CUMMGSSEPTEMBER 11, 2019 / 5:17 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MALIK YOBA RPONDS TO FRATERNY THAT KICKED HIM OUT OVER ALLEGATNS OF ‘INAPPROPRIATE RELATNSHIP’ WH TRANS TEENS","SCRIPTN":"HE ALSO CLAR HE’S THE “ET [N-WORD] AMERI.”","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-09-11T21:17:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-09-11T21:17:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MORIBA CUMMGS","KEYWORDS":"CELEBRY NEWS, MALIK YOBA","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRY"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAYS AFTER PENNG A VIRAL INSTAGRAM POST FENDG HIS ATTRACTN TO TRANS WOMEN, MALIK YOBA STOPPED BY POWER 105.1'S THE BREAKFAST CLUB ON SEPTEMBER 11 ALONGSI LGBTQ ACTIVISTS DAVID JOHNS, NALA SIMONE AND CARMEN CARRERA, WHERE THE GROUP DISCSED ISSU NCERNG THE TRANSGENR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: MALIK YOBA HAS A MSAGE FOR FANS AFTER SHARG HE IS ATTRACTED TO TRANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE THE POST, YOBA HAS RECEIVED TONS OF SUPPORT OM MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ MUNY WHO HAVE APPLD HIM AS AN ALLY WHO IS HELPG TO REMOVE THE STIGMA THAT WH CISGENR MEN LOVG TRANS WOMEN. BUT SOME BELIEVE THE ACTOR’S CLARATN WASN’T JT OUT OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE WHY DID I GET MARRIED? STAR HAS BEEN ACCED OF SOLICG SEX OM UNRAGE TRANS TEENS BY TRANS WOMAN MARIAH LOPEZ EBONY, WHO CLAIMED THE ACTOR PAID HER FOR SEX WHEN SHE WAS A MOR. EBONY ADD THAT SHE BELIEV YOBA POSTED THE SEEMGLY BRAVE INSTAGRAM SAY TO “GET AHEAD” OF THE STORY BEFORE THE ALLEGATNS BEME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOBA HAS SCE NIED THE ALLEGATNS, BUT SOME ARE DISTANCG THEMSELV OM HIM NOHELS. THIS CLUS THE HISTORILLY BLACK ATERNY PHI BETA SIGMA INC., WHERE YOBA WAS AN HONORARY MEMBER AND A SPOKPERSON FOR THE ANIZATN'S SIGMA BETA CLUB PROGRAM, WHICH FOCED ON PROVIDG MENTORSHIP TO "PRE-TEEN AND TEEN-AGED MAL" THROUGH SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND TNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON SEPTEMBER 5, THE ANIZATN SENT OUT A MEMO TO S MEMBERS TAILG S CISN TO REMOVE YOBA OM THE POSN FOLLOWG THE ALLEGATNS. "THOSE REPORTS ALLEGE THAT YOBA HAD BEEN PREVLY VOLVED AN APPROPRIATE RELATNSHIP 20 YEARS AGO, ALLEGATNS THAT BROTHER YOBA NI," THE MEMO READS. "THIS IS A SER ISSUE AND THE ALLEGATN IS NSISTENT WH, AND A DISTRACTN TO, THE FOC OF THE SIGMA BETA CLUB. .. NATNAL SIGMA BETA CLUB TERMED TO BE THE BT TERT OF ALL NCERNED THAT BROTHER MALIK YOBA NO LONGER SERVE AS THE NATNAL SPOKPERSON FOR THE SIGMA BETA CLUB PROGRAM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN RPONSE TO THEIR CISN, YOBA CRICIZED HIS FORMER "BROTHERS" FOR FAILG TO HAVE HIS BACK THIS MOMENT AND FURTHER LLED THEM OUT FOR ALLEGEDLY MAKG POOR CISNS REGARDG AN LGBTQ-INTIFYG MEMBER'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MY FORMER ATERNY, PHI BETA SIGMA, WE HAD AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT WAS MURRED," HE SAID ON THE RAD SHOW. "HE WAS GAY, HE WAS NNG FOR PUBLIC OFFICE LOUISIANA — BEE WE DON'T HAVE A CULTURE, EVEN WH AN ANIZATN LIKE PHI BETA SIGMA, YOU HAVE A GAY LEAR THAT HAS TO THEN GO LIVE THE SHADOWS, MAKE POOR CHOIC BASED ON THAT AND HE WAS MURRED. NO ONE STEPPED UP AS BROTHERS. AS I'VE GONE THROUGH MY STORM RECENTLY, THOSE BROTHERS DIDN'T STEP UP FOR ME — THEY STEPPED AWAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TAKE A LOOK AT THE FULL TERVIEW, BELOW, WHERE HE ALSO CLAR THAT HE FEELS LIKE "THE ET N***A AMERI" AFTER HIS RECENT REVELATN:{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;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .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;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}CELEBRY NEWSMALIK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-TOP:24PX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}TRENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{DISPLAY:GRID;GRID-TEMPLATE-LUMNS:50% 50%;GRID-LUMN-GAP:12PX;}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}} > DIV{HEIGHT:133PX;BOX-SHADOW:0 4PX 8PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.18);MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-MS-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){ > DIV{WIDTH:100%;}} > DIV A{-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV{BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);HEIGHT:133PX;WIDTH:133PX;PADDG-TOP:100%;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1){BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1){OVERFLOW:HIDN;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) > *{-WEBK-ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;-MS-FLEX-EM-ALIGN:START;ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 2);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(2){DISPLAY:NONE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3){MARG:6PX 0 0 0;PADDG:0;POSN:RELATIVE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3) SPAN{-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:1;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{-WEBK-BOX-ORIENT:VERTIL;-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:4;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;FONT:NORMAL 600 1.2REM/1.25 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;OVERFLOW:HIDN;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){ > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{FONT-SIZE:1.4REM;}}{-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);}{BOX-SHADOW:0 8PX 22PX -6PX RGBA(0,0,0,0.3);-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);} > *:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 6);}BROADWAY STAR CLIFTON OLIVER DI AT 47 FOLLOWG HEALTH BATTLETHE STAGE ACTOR IS BT KNOWN FOR HIS PERFORMANCE ‘THE LN KG’ AND ‘WICKED.’YUNG JOC MOURNS MOTHER’S DEATH TOUCHG POSTTHE ATLANTA RAPPER SAYS HE IS AT PEACE.WAYNE BRADY REVEALS HE IS PANSEXUAL“I HAVE TO LOVE MYSELF”, SAID THE ACTOR.BLAIR UNRWOOD SHAR VIO OF HONEYMOON IN THAILAND WH HIS WIFE JOSIE HART THE UPLE TIED THE KNOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;HEIGHT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;TOP:306PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Malik Yoba did, however, reveal that he is a homosexual man 2019. And even though he was gay, he was drawn to the transsexual ladi that muny. * malik yoba is gay *

Williams on 'New York Unrver'Three Consecutive 'NAACP Outstandg Actor a Drama Seri' For 'New York Unrver'There were multiple reported speculatns as to if Yoba was gay. However, 2019, he ma a statement assertg that he was not gay and was attracted to women.

Malik Yoba wh his Children 2021 (Photo: Instagram)Gay and Transgenr WomenThere were multiple reported speculatns as to if Yoba was gay. "He was gay, he was nng for public office Louisiana — bee we don't have a culture, even wh an anizatn like Phi Beta Sigma, you have a gay lear that has to then go live the shadows, make poor choic based on that and he was murred. For example, two men may both be cisgenr but one straight and one gay.

Malik Yoba clared 2019 that he was not gay and that he had a strong attractn to women. Malik Yoba did, however, reveal that he is a homosexual man 2019.

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And even though he was gay, he was drawn to the transsexual ladi that, however, has also ma a social media announcement nfirmg his participatn the Natnal Trans Visibily March Washgton, DC. 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? 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. "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....

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This is not a gay black show. "This vio is another heartbreakg example of the homophobia, transphobia hatred and hypocrisy WE as black folks, BLACK MEN particular have to NAME, FACE and CALL OUT and do the work to heal!!!

MALIK YOBA SEXUALY: IS HE GAY? TRANSGENR CONTROVERSY AND SNDAL

Home/Headl/Malik Yoba Sexualy: Is He Gay? Transgenr Controversy and Sndal HeadlJune 20, 2023 0 Ls than a muteMalik Yoba Sexualy: Is He Gay?

He told Tigger that he is not a homosexual bee … he is attracted to “all women.

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Speakg lovgly about the diversy Empire, Yoba told Black Film, “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] is gay.

MALIK YOBA CLAIMS HE WAS 'MISQUOTED' ABOUT JSIE SMOLLETT'S SEXUALYTHE ACTOR BACKTRACKS AFTER OUTG HIS EMPIRE {FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;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;}NEWSBY EVELYN DIAZMARCH 5, 2015/10:00 {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:1000PX;WIDTH:1778PX;}PHOTOS OM LEFT: ROB MARCHANT/GETTY IMAGBY EVELYN DIAZMARCH 5, 2015 / 10:00 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MALIK YOBA CLAIMS HE WAS 'MISQUOTED' ABOUT JSIE SMOLLETT'S SEXUALY","SCRIPTN":"THE ACTOR BACKTRACKS AFTER OUTG HIS EMPIRE -STAR.","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-03-05T15:00:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-03-05T15:00:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"EVELYN DIAZ","KEYWORDS":"JSIE SMOLLETT, MALIK YOBA, BLACK LGBT CELEBS, CELEBRY NEWS, EMPIRE","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, THIS SOUNDS LIKE ULD BE A PLOTLE FOR AN EPISO OF EMPIRE. MALIK YOBA IS BACKTRACKG ON MENTS HE MA ABOUT HIS -STAR JSIE SMOLLETT  WHICH HE SEEMGLY OUTED THE SHOW'S YOUNG STANDOUT.SPEAKG LOVGLY ABOUT THE DIVERSY EMPIRE, YOBA TOLD BLACK FILM, “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] IS GAY. THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT STORYLE FOR HIM." TOP AFRICAN-AMERICAN TELEVISION CHARACTERSHE THEN ADD. "I THK ’S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THEMSELV. EVEN WH THE BLACK MUNY…LIKE I KNOW JSIE, HE IS GAY, AND HE’S VERY MTED TO ISSU AROUND THE LGBT MUNY. HE AND I HAVE A VERY CLOSE RELATNSHIP.”THOUGH HIS MENTS SEEM AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AS THEY N GET, YOBA IS NOW SAYG, VIA A STATEMENT THROUGH HIS PUBLICIST, “I WAS MISQUOTED THE ARTICLE. MY REFERENCE TO JSIE WAS ONLY ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AND STORYLE ON EMPIRE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMOLLETT, WHO PLAYS LUC LYON'S (TERRENCE HOWARD) OPENLY GAY SON JAMAL EMPIRE, RECENTLY TOLD SWAY THE MORNG THAT HE DON'T DISCS HIS PRIVATE LIFE. “I’M NOT WILLG TO NFIRM OR NY ANYTHG. I LIVE MY LIFE. I DON’T HI ANYTHG; I JT DON’T CHOOSE TO TALK ABOUT MY PERSONAL LIFE,” HE IS YOUR #1 SOURCE FOR BLACK CELEBRY NEWS, PHOTOS, EXCLIVE VIOS AND ALL THE LATT THE WORLD OF HIP HOP AND R&B MIC.CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(PHOTOS OM LEFT: ROB MARCHANT/GETTY IMAG, ALBERTO E. RODRIGUEZ/GETTY IMAG FOR NAACP IMAGE AWARDS){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}JSIE SMOLLETTMALIK YOBABLACK LGBT CELEBSCELEBRY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;HEIGHT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;TOP:306PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Even wh the Black muny…like I know Jsie, he is gay, and he’s very mted to issu around the LGBT muny.

”Smollett, who plays Luc Lyon's (Terrence Howard) openly gay son Jamal Empire, recently told Sway the Morng that he don't discs his private life.

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