During a guest appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Empire star Jussie Smollett came out publicly as a gay man. The 31-year-old actor chose not to speak about his personal life during the main interview for the daytime talk show, but asked Ellen DeGeneres to film a special sit-down chat with him backstage shortly afterwards. Smollett then spoke openly about his sexuality during the interview, saying, “It was really important to me to make sure that it got across that there is no closet.
