Billy Porter talked big, and now he’s suffering “the repercussions.”
13.08.2023 - 16:01 / perezhilton.com
Billy Porter still has a bone to pick with Harry Styles and Anna Wintour for that Vogue cover!
For those who don’t recall, the 29-year-old singer became the first man to grace the cover of the fashion magazine by himself back in December 2020. Harry could be seen on the glossy donning a stunning dress from Gucci. Ch-ch-check it out (below):
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While the cover shot received rave reviews from the public, it did not sit well with Billy — at all. Months after the magazine hit the stands, the 53-year-old actor slammed Vogue for having “a straight white man, in a dress on their cover for the first time.” He told The Sunday Times:
For Billy, gender-fluid fashion goes way beyond the red carpet:
After these comments, the Pose alum later apologized on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for mentioning Harry in a conversation that was not about him but the “systems of oppression and erasure of people of color who contribute to the culture.” Two years later, though, Billy is slamming the cover once again.
During an interview with The Telegraph on Friday, the Broadway star opened up about why he dragged Vogue for having Harry on the cover – and he did not hold back! He explained to the outlet:
Billy then claimed the Don’t Worry Darling actor got the cover because he’s “white and he’s straight,” adding:
It’s important to note that Harry has yet to publicly label himself or his sexuality. And Billy seems to be echoing the long-standing claims that Harry has been queerbaiting throughout his career. As you can imagine, there was some mixed reactions on the internet about him going after the hitmaker over the weekend.
However, Billy noted it is not Harry’s fault. So he also
Billy Porter talked big, and now he’s suffering “the repercussions.”
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Harry Styles became 's first-ever solo male cover star — notably in a dress — the milestone remains a point of contention for Billy Porter. In a new interview with, Porter — who has become an icon of gender-bending style — once again calls out the historic cover and the people responsible for it, including Editor-in-Chief Anna WintourAt a Q&A with Wintour in front of Condé Nast staff months before the cover's release, she asked him an unexpected question, Porter recalls to. “That b**ch said to me at the end, ‘How can we do better?’ And I was so taken off guard that I didn’t say what I should have said," he tells.
Billy Porter has reopened the discussion around Harry Styles‘ 2020 Vogue cover, insisting that it was “using” his LGBTQ+ community after the former One Direction star appeared on the iconic title in a dress.Back in December 2020, Styles made history as US Vogue’s first-ever male solo cover star where he was pictured wearing a Gucci dress and skirt.Porter, however, felt that Styles was not the right figure to represent the magazine’s inclusive message. Expressing his objection to the cover, the singer, actor and broadway star told The Times: “I created the conversation [about non-binary fashion] and yet Vogue still put Harry Styles, a straight white man, in a dress on their cover for the first time.Harry Styles photographed by Tyler Mitchell and styled by Camilla Nickerson for Vogue US, December Issue 2020.
McKinley Franklin editor Billy Porter is sharing his distaste with Harry Styles’ 2020 Vogue cover. In an interview with The Telegraph, Porter explained that he felt Styles landed the first male cover because he’s “white and he’s straight.” “It doesn’t feel good to me. You’re using my community — or your people are using my community — to elevate you.
Billy Porter is taking aim at Anna Wintour and Harry Styles following the cover of Vogue magazine where the “Watermelon Sugar” singer was featured wearing a dress.
Billy Porter is taking aim at Harry Styles once again.
Billy Porter still has a bone to pick with Harry Styles and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
Evening Standard in London, Porter lightened the mood by humorously talking about the separation. “The whole world knows I’m getting a divorce. Y’all want to talk about my divorce and Ricky Martin’s at the same time?” Earlier this summer, Martin also announced that he and his husband of several years are going their separate ways.
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Billy Porter has said that he will have to sell his house due to the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.The actor, singer and stage star – known for TV series Pose, 2021’s Cinderella musical movie starring Camila Cabello and his Tony-winning Broadway career – said that that ongoing actors’ and writers’ strikes in Hollywood has created financial uncertainty.Porter said that he plans to “join the picket lines” upon his return to the US, adding in an interview with the Evening Standard that he was “enraged” by shortcomings relating to streaming and demands for a living wage. “I have to sell my house,” he said.“And I don’t know when we’re gonna go back [to work],” Porter added of the actors’ strike.
. And he is. But show business work can be inconsistent, and with housing prices as high as they are in Los Angeles, even those at Porter's level can sometimes feel pinched.
actors and entertainers are striking in Hollywood and around the country with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) as they demand a rise in pay and residuals in the streaming era.And while the strikes may have a positive outcome in store for actors, Porter is already dealing with the negatives of the situation.“I have to sell my house. I don’t know when we’re gonna go back [to work],” the “Pose” star, 53, told the Evening Standard.“The life of an artist, until you make f–k-you money, which I haven’t made yet, is still check-to-check,” he added.Porter, who played ballroom emcee Pray Tell in “Pose” from 2018 to 2021, revealed he was gearing up to work on a couple of upcoming projects in September.However, due to the strike, “none of that is happening,” according to Porter.“So to the person who said, ‘We’re going to starve them out until they have to sell their apartments’ — you’ve already starved me out,” Porter told the outlet.The actor’s comments come after it was reported that film execs were willing to “allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses,” according to Deadline.The newly-single Porter also slammed Disney CEO Bob Iger who said actors’ expectations of treatment are “just not realistic.”“The business has evolved,” Porter said, referring to the streaming era of film and TV.“So the contract has to evolve and change, period.
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Billy Porter is fired up and feeling the rage, anger and hurt so many Hollywood creatives are experiencing amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes.The alum recently sat down for an interview with the — as he is currently in London for work — and he revealed that the strike has taken a toll on him personally, and he's been forced to sell his home here in Los Angeles.«I have to sell my house,» Porter shared. «Because we’re on strike.
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