Tituss v. Andy Cohen

It's garbage television and Andy is a busy guy, sometimes he forgets stuff like about lyrics to the Preacher's Wife.

Updated On: 7/29/19 at 06:49 PM

Wildcard said: "Andy is a naturally curious guy and I don't think he meant any offense with his question to Titus. Though tactless, I enjoy his interviews because he asks the questions people may want to know but are afraid to ask. However, Andy's mistake was in thinking Eddie had issues against LGBTQ people. His "issue" was that he was arrested with a transgender prostitute in the past."

Eddie Murphy was notoriously homophobic in the 1980's and early 1990's. We were the 'butt" of his jokes in many of his standup routines. He also stated a lot of hateful things about people living with AIDS.

Updated On: 7/29/19 at 07:09 PM

Tituss didn't delete it. It was a comment to another post, not its own post. The reply (although i can't find what he replied to) is: "She can be a messy queen! Yes I said it! Don’t care he knows either! He should remember his talk show isn’t an episode of the real housewives of Atlanta! It’s a place where artists come to talk about art and have a little fun. NOT a place to rehash old rumors or bring a star negative press. Sunday was a display of ratchet behavior by a well connected man having blatant disregard for one of his guests. If only time were taken to know who I am and not assuming that I am the character I play on tv he would know how to conduct a proper interview with at all! I received 4 Emmy nominations for acting! NOT for being my self. He was lucky I had my wits and Christian values THAT day. Always keep it classy. Being friends with other talented celebrities doesn’t make you talented it makes you friends with other famous celebrities! He should rip a page from Anderson Cooper and learn how to do his job."

Honestly, I'm glad Tituss said something. I can't stand Andy Cohen, and he paints himself as a gay icon and the pop culture guru and nobody says anything to keep him in line. He asks invasive questions, and puts them in a position where they can't refuse to answer or change the subject or else they'll seem rude. He thinks he's being funny by doing this but truly he's interfering in people's personal lives for his own (and his rabid fans' amusement. Celebrities pretend to get along with him, but he has no regard for anyone's privacy and decency except his own. He makes a bad name for gay men everywhere, but because he is gay and falls into so many of those classic stereotypes, most people can't call him out without being labeled homophobic. I'm glad Tituss, an openly queer man who has done a lot for the community, is taking him to task for his behavior.

On a light and barely sober show like that, a line of questioning like that should've been pre-approved, because the aftermath could get very rough for Tituss very easily. It's not like an old project, it's something that Tituss has coming up. Messy Queen Andy lives to stir the sh*t for those viral moments and I'm happy Tituss had enough self-confidence to knock it down.

Andy didn't ask Tituss to comment on Eddie Murphy's past behavior. He asked what is what like to work with him now. When Tituss didn't take the bait and say something negative, Andy twisted his little blade and brought up how Eddie used to be "problematic with the Gays".

Tituss stayed in the present and again stated how his interaction with Eddie Murphy during filming was positive. Andy is messy and that's his claim to fame. Serving tea can be campy fun but asking Tituss to be the barometer for Eddie Murphy's current attitude toward gay people was too broad a question for this quaint little chat show.

It's not Tituss v. Andy. It's Actor v. Gossipmonger. And the actor slayed.

Interesting. I've never met Andy in person, but I took a master class type thing with Tituss (through a company) and I remember him being super positive and funny. He joked about a 9-year old singing "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime and after I sang "Half As Big As Life" from Promises, Promises. he looked me dead in the eye and said "You know yourself." So I have nothing negative to say. Of course, this was in 2014 before Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt started airing so perhaps mainstream fame hanged things or the company just paid him good money to quip and behave himself.

Cohen is trenchant. A child does make him any more palatable.

Titus has talent and is serious about it. I respect that. While he should have known he was walking into a ****storm in the first place, that's no reason for Cohen to act like the turd he is.

The problem is who Andy is shady to. Nicki Minaj actually called him on on air that he was asking her sexual/personal questions in plead the fifth but gave Taylor Swift "what color do you hate?" level questions. He'll ask a D-list celeb something gross but his bff Sarah Jessica Parker gets "what shoe was your favorite on sex and the city?"


John Cena was on recently talking about his brother and he was talking about supporting him being gay he said things like "when he chose to be gay" several times and Andy baaaaaarely pushed back.

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