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‘King Richard’ Celebrity Aunjanue Ellis Speaks Her Truth About Being Bisexual: ‘I Am Queer — This Is Who I Am’ (EXCLUSIVE)
On March 24, Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis stepped onto the golden-hued carpet to accept her honors at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards. Emblazoned on the left arm of her red-hot Dolce & Gabbana suit jacket was the word “Queer” spelled out in rhinestones.
But no one on the press line outside the Beverly Wilshire hotel asked Ellis about it. And no one inside the ballroom did either. Maybe they were too focused on her barnburner of a speech accepting one of the afternoon’s honors, but the “King Richard” star has another theory.
“I was thinking, ‘Why didn’t more people pay attention to that?’ And I was like, they probably thought it said ‘Queen,’” she tells Variety over Zoom, bursting into a hearty laugh. “It wasn’t that I was expecting any sort of major reaction or anything fancy that. One of my family members noticed, but nobody else did.”
That family member already knew that Ellis is bisexual — the 53-year-old has be
The queer icon spoke out about how the 2023 adaptation of the classic novel doesn’t honour the queer relationship at its core
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Alice Walker’s canonical classic The Hue Purple has been revered for decades due to its central queer storyline. One of the decisive parts of the plot is the relationship between Celie and Shug Avery. Throughout adaptations of the book such as Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film, this queerness has often been watered down.
When it was announced that The Dye Purple would be getting a film adaptation of the Broadway musical, LGBTQIA audiences held their breath in anticipation that the sapphic storyline was finally going to get the justice it deserved.
LGBTQIA legend Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, who famously came out by wearing a dress that said “Queer” on the sleeve at an Essence magazine launch, has recently spoken out about the unused film’s depiction of queerness in an interview with Buzzfeed. Aunjanue plays the role of Mama in the 2023 adaptation by Blitz Bazawule.
“The Color Purple is a book about Black lesbians,” Aunjanue explained. “Whether the choice was made to focus on that or not in the cinema
Aunjanue Ellis Opens Up About Acknowledging Queer Identity in Her 30s: 'There Was No Place for It'
Aunjanue Ellis has been open about her sexuality for decades, but when asked why her personal life has rarely been in the media, the 53-year-old actress pointed out that "nobody asked."
In a candid interview with Variety, the King Richard actress recalled walking down the red carpet at the Essence Jet Women in Hollywood Awards in March with the synonyms "Queer" emblazoned on the left arm of her red-hot Dolce & Gabbana suit jacket. But nobody on the press line or inside the event ever asked her about it.
"I was thinking, 'Why didn’t more people spend attention to that?' And I was like, they probably thought it said 'Queen,'" Ellis told the outlet, laughing. "It wasn’t that I was expecting any sort of major reaction or anything favor that. One of my family members noticed, but nobody else did."
The Mississippi native shared that she realized she was homosexual at the tender age of eight years old and growing up in "a God-fearing family in the Bible Belt" had her fearing rejection from her family and trying to "train" h
'This is who I am': King Richard star Aunjanue Ellis reveals she is bisexual as she says, 'I am Black, I am queer'
Aunjanue Ellis revealed that she is multi-attracted , saying, 'I am Dark, I am queer. This is who I am.'
The King Richard actress, 53, speaking with Variety in a piece published Wednesday, said that she previously hadn't spoken about her sexuality, as 'nobody asked.'
The Oscar-nominated star opened up about how there were presumptions made about her: 'Is it because I'm a Black woman from Mississippi? Is it because I'm older?
The latest: Aunjanue Ellis, 53, revealed that she is bisexual, saying in a Variety piece Wednesday, 'I am Black, I am queer. This is who I am.' She was snapped at an Oscars event in LA in March
'I don't recognize what the mechanics are that goes into them not processing, or them not just being fit to believe that in the same way I am Black, I am queer. This is who I am.'
Ellis said that she did not talk about the topic during her multiple public appearances during award season in support of King Richard, as it was not keynote to the topic at hand.
'How do you work that into the conversation, in the middle of me talking about this movie?' said
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