Is jamal from empire really gay
Queer representation still doesn’t make up a significant part of the media we consume. That is why it is always refreshing to see a TV show starring a character that identifies as something other than straight. Empire is a juggernaut when it comes to ratings, and Jamal Lyon, one of the main black characters, is gay. However, things happened during the mid-season finale of the show’s sophomore airing that has made me contemplate that queer voice is a joke on the relatively new TV series.
This post contains spoilers regarding the demonstrate and Jamal’s traits arc. You include been warned!
For those of you who might not know, Empire focuses on the Lyon family and the major story arc revolves around the battle regarding who will jog the musical legacy. It stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, the awesome Taraji P.
Jamal is gay, and the show’s first season revolved around him coming out and dealing with his father’s homophobic attitude. As the story progressed, it was revealed that years ago Lucious had forced Jamal into a affair with Olivia (Raven Symone) and she showed up with a little miss with Jamal entity the potential father. Keep in thought that Empire is a so
50 Cent caused a stir last year when he published a post from another Instagram account on his own feed that seemed to blame Empire's Season 2 ratings slump on the "extra gay stuff." The rapper later deleted the post from his profile, but that doesn't mean people aren't still talking about the incident.
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In fact, Andy Cohen asked Jussie Smollett, who is openly gay and whose character on Empire, Jamal Lyon, is also gay, what he thought of 50's controversial move when he appeared on Watch What Happens Live Wednesday night. "I don't know him," Jussie said initially, noticeably taking a page out of Mariah Carey's book.
Though that comment might seem shady, Jussie actually doesn't seem to possess any hard feelings toward 50 Cent. "I mean, look, at the end of the diurnal, honest to God, I'm the first person to celebrate diversity and celebrate all different people on television. I'll be damned if I'm gonna be the one that's gonna argue with another person that's doing the same thing we're doing," Jussie said. "I love Power. I love it all,
Jussie Smollett of 'Empire' Comes Out to Ellen DeGeneres
— -- Ever since Jussie Smollett's character, Jamal Lyon, came out as gay on the hit drama "Empire," there has been plenty of speculation about the actor's own sexuality, and now he is setting the record straight.
The thespian spoke with Ellen DeGeneres in a rare one-on-one backstage after taping an appearance on the show.
"It was really important to me to make sure that it got across that there is no closet,” Smollett, 31, said in the taped backstage interview. There's never been a closet that I've been in. I don't own a closet, I got a dresser, but I don't own a closet. But I have a home and that is my responsibility to protect that home.
"So that's why I choose not to talk about my personal life," he continued. "But there is without a doubt, no closet that I've ever been in, and I just wanted to construct that clear. But it was most important for me to make that clear to you on your reveal at this hour in the planet. And that's where I'm at."
Before his conversation with DeGeneres, Smollett had refused to discuss his sexuality in
Empire Star Jussie Smollett Says He’s Sexually Fluid
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Jussie Smollett, right, with Yazz in a scene from Empire.
In a candid interview in the latest issue of Out magazine, Empire actor Jussie Smollett discusses his activism and what it was like officially coming out as gay to Ellen DeGeneres last year. The actor then reveals something even more intriguing — that he is open to love, “not to gender.”
“If I had to label myself, I would label myself as a gay gentleman. With that said, I believe that love is the only thing that matters, and I would hope that anybody would leave themselves open – not to gender, but to love. … If we truly believe that we are born this way, then why carry out we try to stifle the way we were born? If I descent in love down the road with a female, I’m going to admire that woman.”
Jussie Smollett on the March 2016 cover of OUT Magazine.