R&B Star Tev Campbell Com Out as Gay

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• HE’S READY: R&B SGER TEV CAMPBELL NFIRMS HE IS GAY NEW TERVIEW
• TEV CAMPBELL SHAR HOW HE’S ‘EMBRACED’ HIS INTY AS A GAY MAN
• TEV CAMPBELL CONFIRMS HIS SEXUALY AND OPENS UP ABOUT HIS LIFE AND CAREER AND CONONTG ANTI-GAY BIAS
• TEV CAMPBELL PUBLICLY CONFIRMS HE INTIFI AS A GAY MAN
• RNB SGER TEV CAMPBELL PRAISED FOR FALLY COMG OUT AS GAY
• R&B STAR TEV CAMPBELL OPENS UP ABOUT HIS SEXUALY“WHEN I ME OUT TO MY FAY AND IENDS [AT] ABOUT 19 OR 20, THAT WAS FOR ME. AND THEN I WENT ON THE ROAD OF DISVERG MYSELF.”{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY ALEXIS REEAUGT 18, 2022/2:32 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1350PX;WIDTH:2400PX;}(PHOTO BY PARAS GRIFF/GETTY IMAG FOR BLACK MIC HONORS )BY ALEXIS REEAUGT 18, 2022 / 2:32 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"R&B STAR TEV CAMPBELL OPENS UP ABOUT HIS SEXUALY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2022-08-18T18:32:51.795+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2022-08-18T18:32:51.795+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ALEXIS REE","KEYWORDS":"MIC NEWS, TEV MPBELL, SEXUALY, GAY, LGBTQ, TERVIEW","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TEV CAMPBELL IS OPENG UP ABOUT HIS SEXUALY AND HIS LIFE AND REER WHILE BEG THE MIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILY KNOWN FOR HIS ‘90S HS “CAN WE TALK” AND “I’M READY” THE FORMER CHILD STAR SIGNED TO WARNER BROTHERS MIC AND LATER RELEASED HIS BUT ALBUM T.E.V.I.N. 1991 AND FOLLOWED UP WH I'M READY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE G OF AGE HETERONORMATIVE SPACE OF R&B THE PEAK OF HIS REER, CAMPBELL SAYS TELLS PEOPLE THAT HE DIDN’T “HI ANYTHG” ABOUT HIMSELF ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. “I DIDN'T TRY TO ACT A CERTA WAY OR ANYTHG.” ALSO ADDG THAT, “YOU JT ULDN’T BE [GAY] BACK THEN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THE LATE 1990S WHEN THE RERD LABEL HE WAS SIGNED TO MA SOME CHANG AND HIS MIC TOOK A PSE AFTER HIS THIRD STUD ALBUM DIDN’T PERFORM WELL, HIS PERSONAL JOURNEY WH HIS SEXUALY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WHEN I ME OUT TO MY FAY AND IENDS [AT] ABOUT 19 OR 20, THAT WAS FOR ME. AND THEN I WENT ON THE ROAD OF DISVERG MYSELF. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS,” CAMPBELL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: COMEDIAN JERROD CARMICHAEL OFFICIALLY COM OUT AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"BEG AROUND PEOPLE WHO WERE LIKE ME, LGBTQ+ PEOPLE THAT WERE LIVG NORMAL LIV AND HAD PARTNERS. I HAD NEVER SEEN THAT," HE SAYS. 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• TEV CAMPBELL COM OUT AS GAY: ‘I DIDN’T HI ANYTHG ABOUT ME’

HE’S READY: R&B SGER TEV CAMPBELL NFIRMS HE IS GAY NEW TERVIEW

(Prce Williams / WireImage) Tev Campbell is openg up about his sexualy, g out to the world this week as a gay man an terview wh the People magaze podst “People Every Day. ”Campbell said he didn’t try to hi anythg about himself or act “straight, ” but acknowledged how difficult was to be publicly gay the ’90s. “When we n get to the place society where somebody n jt say, ‘Yeah, I’m gay, ’” Campbell said.

TEV CAMPBELL SHAR HOW HE’S ‘EMBRACED’ HIS INTY AS A GAY MAN

”Earlier this year, the R&B sger fueled speculatn about his sexualy when the “Can We Talk” hmaker tweeted (and later leted) “Tev is [rabow flag emoji]” rponse to a er sayg she had heard that he, Luther Vandross and Teddy Penrgrass were all gay.

”Campbell is g out publicly almost 20 years after he clared he was not gay but he was a “try-sexual” an terview wh Sister 2 Sister magaze.

“I’m not gay, but there are a lot of different thgs that I do like, sexually, ” Campbell said when asked about his sexualy. I’m not gay but I’m a eak and I thk a lot of people know what a eak is.

TEV CAMPBELL CONFIRMS HIS SEXUALY AND OPENS UP ABOUT HIS LIFE AND CAREER AND CONONTG ANTI-GAY BIAS

Tev Campbell Shar How He’s ‘Embraced’ His Inty As a Gay Man. In a new terview on the PEOPLE Every Day podst, Campbell nfirmed that he intifi as a gay man, and took a look back on what led him to officially open up to his fans. “You jt uldn’t be [gay] back then.

TEV CAMPBELL PUBLICLY CONFIRMS HE INTIFI AS A GAY MAN

“You jt uldn’t be [gay] back then, " he he briefly stepped away om his R&B reer and joed the Broadway mil Hairspray, he fully embraced his inty: “Beg around people who were like me, LGBTQ+ people that were livg normal liv and had partners — I had never seen that. 10:37 PM - 18 Aug 2022“We already knew Tev Campbell was gay. Paras Griff/Getty Imag for Black Mic HonorsPublished on: Aug 19, 2022, 7:17 AM PDTTev Campbell has said he’s fally fortable g out publicly as a gay have long speculated about the “Can We Talk” sger’s sexualy, but ever sce his ceptn as an artist the late ’80s he’s kept his private life out of the public eye.

However, earlier this year, Campbell fueled the longtime speculatn by tweetg (and later letg) the phrase “Tev is…” followed by a rabow flag, speakg on the PEOPLE Every Day podst, Campbell has nfirmed that he intifi as a gay man and explaed why he didn’t do sooner.

RNB SGER TEV CAMPBELL PRAISED FOR FALLY COMG OUT AS GAY

”Campbell explaed that wasn’t so much that he ncealed his sexualy om those around him, he jt felt wasn’t accepted to be gay the mic dtry early on his reer. Related newsLil Nas X Proclaims The Change Of Hip Hop: 'There's Gonna Be So Many Gay Rappers'November 16, 2021“It wasn’t like that the ’90s, but I’m glad I get to see .

Beloved R&B sger Tev Campbell, known for sultry '90s hs like "Can We Talk" and "I'm Ready, " recently appeared on the PEOPLE Every Day podst for an -pth terview, discsg his life and reer and revealg for the first time what his personal experience has been as a gay man the mic dtry.

But also, he not of that era the dtry, "You jt uldn't be [gay] back then. Earlier this year, he rpond to a Twter er's qutn about famo sgers who are mored to be gay.

R&B STAR TEV CAMPBELL OPENS UP ABOUT HIS SEXUALY“WHEN I ME OUT TO MY FAY AND IENDS [AT] ABOUT 19 OR 20, THAT WAS FOR ME. AND THEN I WENT ON THE ROAD OF DISVERG MYSELF.”{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY ALEXIS REEAUGT 18, 2022/2:32 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1350PX;WIDTH:2400PX;}(PHOTO BY PARAS GRIFF/GETTY IMAG FOR BLACK MIC HONORS )BY ALEXIS REEAUGT 18, 2022 / 2:32 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"R&B STAR TEV CAMPBELL OPENS UP ABOUT HIS SEXUALY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2022-08-18T18:32:51.795+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2022-08-18T18:32:51.795+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ALEXIS REE","KEYWORDS":"MIC NEWS, TEV MPBELL, SEXUALY, GAY, LGBTQ, TERVIEW","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TEV CAMPBELL IS OPENG UP ABOUT HIS SEXUALY AND HIS LIFE AND REER WHILE BEG THE MIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILY KNOWN FOR HIS ‘90S HS “CAN WE TALK” AND “I’M READY” THE FORMER CHILD STAR SIGNED TO WARNER BROTHERS MIC AND LATER RELEASED HIS BUT ALBUM T.E.V.I.N. 1991 AND FOLLOWED UP WH I'M READY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE G OF AGE HETERONORMATIVE SPACE OF R&B THE PEAK OF HIS REER, CAMPBELL SAYS TELLS PEOPLE THAT HE DIDN’T “HI ANYTHG” ABOUT HIMSELF ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. “I DIDN'T TRY TO ACT A CERTA WAY OR ANYTHG.” ALSO ADDG THAT, “YOU JT ULDN’T BE [GAY] BACK THEN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THE LATE 1990S WHEN THE RERD LABEL HE WAS SIGNED TO MA SOME CHANG AND HIS MIC TOOK A PSE AFTER HIS THIRD STUD ALBUM DIDN’T PERFORM WELL, HIS PERSONAL JOURNEY WH HIS SEXUALY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WHEN I ME OUT TO MY FAY AND IENDS [AT] ABOUT 19 OR 20, THAT WAS FOR ME. AND THEN I WENT ON THE ROAD OF DISVERG MYSELF. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS,” CAMPBELL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: COMEDIAN JERROD CARMICHAEL OFFICIALLY COM OUT AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"BEG AROUND PEOPLE WHO WERE LIKE ME, LGBTQ+ PEOPLE THAT WERE LIVG NORMAL LIV AND HAD PARTNERS. I HAD NEVER SEEN THAT," HE SAYS. "THAT WAS A GREAT TIME MY LIFE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE HAS BEEN YEARS OF SPECULATN ABOUT HOW CAMPBELL CHOOS TO INTIFY AND ALTHOUGH HE HAS CHOSEN TO KEEP HIS PRIVATE LIFE TIGHT-LIPPED HE POSTED A NOW-LETED TWEET ON TWTER TO MAKE THGS A B MORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“TEV IS…,” HE TWEETED WH A RABOW EMOJI, OUT PREVLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT WAS A SUAL THG FOR ME,” CAMPBELL SAYS RPONDG TO THE CHATTER THAT ME AFTER HIS POST THAT HE WAS OFFICIALLY G OUT. “I LOVE MY FANS, BUT WHAT THEY THK ABOUT MY SEXUALY IS OF NO IMPORTANCE TO ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MIC NEWSTEV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG-TOP:24PX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;}TRENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){{DISPLAY:GRID;GRID-TEMPLATE-LUMNS:50% 50%;GRID-LUMN-GAP:12PX;}}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){{DISPLAY:BLOCK;}} > DIV{HEIGHT:133PX;BOX-SHADOW:0 4PX 8PX 0 RGBA(0,0,0,0.18);MARG-BOTTOM:12PX;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-MS-TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);TRANSFORM:PERSPECTIVE(1PX) TRANSLATEZ(0);-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:980PX){ > DIV{WIDTH:100%;}} > DIV A{-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-MS-FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;FLEX-DIRECTN:ROW;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV{BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);HEIGHT:133PX;WIDTH:133PX;PADDG-TOP:100%;} > DIV A > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1) > DIV > DIV:NTH-CHILD(1){BORR-TOP-RIGHT-RADI:0PX;BORR-BOTTOM-LEFT-RADI:VAR(--BORR-RADI);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1){OVERFLOW:HIDN;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) > *{-WEBK-ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;-MS-FLEX-EM-ALIGN:START;ALIGN-SELF:FLEX-START;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 2);} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(2){DISPLAY:NONE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3){MARG:6PX 0 0 0;PADDG:0;POSN:RELATIVE;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) DIV:NTH-CHILD(3) SPAN{-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:1;} > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{-WEBK-BOX-ORIENT:VERTIL;-WEBK-LE-CLAMP:4;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;FONT:NORMAL 600 1.2REM/1.25 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;OVERFLOW:HIDN;}@MEDIA (M-WIDTH:660PX){ > DIV A DIV:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(1) SPAN{FONT-SIZE:1.4REM;}}{-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S;-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);}{BOX-SHADOW:0 8PX 22PX -6PX RGBA(0,0,0,0.3);-WEBK-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);-MS-TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);TRANSFORM:SLE(1.01) TRANSLATEZ(0) PERSPECTIVE(1PX);} > *:NTH-LAST-OF-TYPE(2){MARG-BOTTOM:LC(VAR(--SPACER) * 6);}BROADWAY STAR CLIFTON OLIVER DI AT 47 FOLLOWG HEALTH BATTLETHE STAGE ACTOR IS BT KNOWN FOR HIS PERFORMANCE ‘THE LN KG’ AND ‘WICKED.’BLAIR UNRWOOD SHAR VIO OF HONEYMOON IN THAILAND WH HIS WIFE JOSIE HART THE UPLE TIED THE KNOT JUNE.SNOOP DOGG REVEALS SECRET TO HIS LONG-LASTG MARRIAGE TO WIFE SHANTE BROAD "WHEN YOU TLY LOVE SOMEBODY, THERE A'T NOTHG YOU N DO TO BREAK THAT UP.” SAID THE RAPPER.WAYNE BRADY REVEALS HE IS PANSEXUAL“I HAVE TO LOVE MYSELF”, SAID THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;HEIGHT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;TOP:306PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Now, months later, Campbell is officially nfirmg he is gay. In a now-leted tweet that was screenshotted by celebry gossip and news se The Jasme Brand and posted to Instagram, the 45-year-old crooner, who is bt known for his early '90s classics like "Can We Talk" and "I'm Ready, " reportedly nfirmed that he is gay to a fan. "My mom keeps tellg me Luther Vandross, Teddy Penrgrass, and Tev Campbell were gay, " the fan's tweet read, to which Campbell simply quote-tweeted and said, "Tev is, " acpanied by the rabow flag and sunglass emojis.

ScreenshotThough his tweet has sce been leted, HotNewHipHop pots out that Campbell did reply to another Twter er who said he was gog to be banned om the state of Florida soon (a reference to the state's ntroversial "Don't Say Gay" bill), sayg, "I'll live, " and that tweet is still up at the time of wrg. Campbell ma a splash the mic world wh his 1993, Babyface-produced smash h sgle "Can We Talk, " om his sophomore album I'm Disney kids also know him om the 1995 animated film A Goofy Movie, where he voiced fict popstar Powerle and blsed the world wh the qutsential '90s bops "Stand Out" and "I2I.

TEV CAMPBELL COM OUT AS GAY: ‘I DIDN’T HI ANYTHG ABOUT ME’

The h-makg sger intified as a gay man publicly for the first time on the “People Every Day” Campbell has publicly acknowledged himself as a gay man for the first.