How The Wire's Omar Star Fought For Gay Reprentatn In The HBO Show

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Late actor Michael K. Williams' new memoir reveals that he phed for more timate gay scen for his character Omar on 'The Wire': 'You know gay people f---, right?'

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MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS FOUGHT FOR TTH OF GAY CHARACTER OMAR THE WIRE

"You know gay people f*ck, right?'" Williams told a director, acrdg to his memoir that was published posthumoly last week. * the wire michael lee gay *

Williams, who played gay dg aler Omar Ltle on the acclaimed HBO seri The Wire, fought for a full portrayal of Omar's sexualy and relatnships the seri, a new memoir reveals. I thk the directors were sred, and I said to one of them, 'You know gay people f*ck, right? "I thk he was anx to get before one of changed our mds, " Williams memoir also reveals that Williams had some trepidatn about playg a gay character.

MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS PHED FOR MORE TIMATE GAY SCEN FOR OMAR ON THE WIRE: 'WE SHOULD GO ALL '

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"As for Omar's homosexualy, was groundbreakg 20 years ago, and I adm that at first I was sred to play a gay character, " he wr. "I thk my ial fear of Omar's sexualy me om my upbrgg, the muny that raised me, and the stubborn stereotyp of gay characters, " explas Williams, rellg that he was lled "Faggot Mike" while growg up.

MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS WISHED ‘THE WIRE’ WENT ‘ALL IN’ ON OMAR’S INTIMACY: ‘YOU KNOW GAY PEOPLE F—, RIGHT?’

In his memoir, Michael K. Williams reveals that he phed 'The Wire' to go further terms of portrayg Omar's gay timacy. * the wire michael lee gay *

Omar was gay; I n’t remember if Snoop was ever explicly intified as gay, but she certaly suggted . Though Tran's character was never suated to be homosexual, beyond that aspect if you watch Omar's character and watch Bubble's character and ask yourself, "what lead them here?

Williams phed for more timate gay scen for Omar on The Wire: 'We should go all ' "You know gay people f---, right?

HOW THE WIRE'S OMAR STAR FOUGHT FOR GAY REPRENTATN IN THE HBO SHOW

Williams ma wav wh his portrayal of openly gay stickup man Omar Ltle on HBO's grty, Emmy-wng crime drama The Wire.

I thk the directors were sred, and I said to one of them, 'You know gay people f---, right?

In the memoir, the actor, who did not intify as gay, exprsed that he was origally ncerned about portrayg the character. "I thk my ial fear of Omar's sexualy me om my upbrgg, the muny that raised me, and the stubborn stereotyp of gay characters, " he explaed. Is Michael Lee gay or straight?

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Michael K. Williams Fought for Tth of Gay Character 'The Wire' .

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