Miss Lawrence Reveals why he Left ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’
During a recent interview with BET, celebrity stylist and reality TV star Miss Lawrence revealed how he got his cameo role in Lee Daniels' "Empire" and why he left "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."
Prior to booking his cameo appearance on the season premiere of "Empire," Miss Lawrence made the decision to leave "RHOA" because of what he describes as gay culture appropriation from various members of the cast.
Lawrence explained that none of the female cast members such as NeNe Leakes, Porsha Williams, or Marlo Hampton were held accountable for using gay slurs and appropriating the gay culture in the midst of an argument. Because of this lack of accountability, Lawrence opted to leave.
"We don't hold a lot of women accountable for culture appropriation. They love to borrow from the culture, steal intellectual property from the gay community, and most of them don't give back," Lawrence explained, adding, "The first time an inflammatory situation arises the first thing that comes out of their mouth is "queen" or the whole f-bomb."
In addition to appropriating the gay culture, Lawrence also accused the "RHOA" cast members of using him as their "token gay" accessory and not giving back to the LGBT community.
"I have genuine friendships with some of the girls, but I do know that most of it came out of convenience," Lawrence said. "Most of it came out of being the token gay. The go-to person, 'Oh, I need a new word to say, I need some gay slang! How do I say, "Yaasss"?' All of that type of stuff."
But despite his disappointing experience on "RHOA," Lawrence says he is now focusing on the performing arts and is excited to have had the opportunity to work on "Empire."
Lawrence names his former "Fashion Queens" co-star Bevy Smith as the person who helped with his "Empire" casting.
Smith filmed Lawrence impersonating "Empire's" Cookie character and sent it to the show's director Lee Daniels who was thoroughly impressed.
"I'm in Bevy Smith's dressing room goofing around and I go into an impromptu skit of Cookie and Jamal Lyon. Bevy is recording me, she sends it to Lee and says, 'Hire this girl!'" Lawrence said.
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