STOP THE PRESSES: Billy Porter's Met Gala invitation revoked!!!

What an idiot this man is. A self-destructive idiot. Leon Talley 2.0.

Good. What did he think was going to happen when he was popping off a couples week ago. Give his invitation to someone deserving, someone with a sense of decency and decorum.

Decorum and decency and the New York fashion scene do not exist side by side, R2.

It tickles me that his publicist is Simon Halls.

He had it coming.

This article is not going to help him. People wear de-gendered clothes because they want to, not because he was the one who allegedly started it all.

I would consensually play with Harry Styles' nipples if he wore that outfit. They definitely attracted my attention.

But it’s the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech!

Hurl them both on a rocket into the sun.

[quote]"While Billy is a sensation on the fashion scene..."

Bwahahaa!

Billy is a STUNT QUEEN! He has no real influence on ANYONE really in fashion! The DELUSION is so thick with that one! "Degendering fashion" is not a thing! No one is demanding or desiring in except Billy Porter! What a nutbag!

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

I don’t get it. After getting into drugs & destroying his early success he comes back bigger - Broadway success, tv series success & positive press coverage. And he blows it up again. Am I right with the timeline? I think he would be happy about his successes. Only a very small group of stars don’t peak. You think he’s know that.

Above - he’d know that

Good. Tasteless cunt. Still want the the best for him though.

R1 Say what you will about ALT, but he was far from an idiot. His columns in Vogue were some of the best writing ever in that magazine. And despite what the perception might be, Vogue has a long history of employing good writers.

Did he make poor decisions financially? Maybe. He did end up living out his last days in his beloved home, despite the scandal surrounding ownership. ALT was passionate and very knowledgeable about fashion. I don’t think Billy Porter, a mere poseur, is comparable in any way to ALT.

These black Mary’s gon learn about coming for white women.

I look forward to seeing him begging her forgiveness in the press and her laughing mercilessly in response.

I don't think Billy Porter has ever begged anyone's forgiveness.

He certainly won't be begging Miss Anna for anything!

One of these days these kinky boots are gonna walk all over you.

r17: oh Billy, you sure talk a good game.

Too bad you've got no cards left to hold with your career completely in tatters.

He isn't very bright, is he?

You don't fuck with Anna Wintour, she wields a lot of power.

You people are stoopid. There was no invitation to revoke. The next Gala is nine months away. No one has been invited. Think, people, think.

My heart bleeds...

Thank you R14. No comparison between them two. All black men are not the same person, geez. Porter is deranged

R22 Thank you. This entire thread is idiotic.

And R23/R25 you are even stoopider. If Billy called Anna a bitch in the press last week, of course she can leak that he is a persona non grata to the tabloids despite the actual making of the guest list months away.

Talking to people who know nothing about PR is like talking to children.

Yes—because Wintour is so well-known fir leaking to the NYP. Go away.

The quickest way for Anna to sidestep any of Billy’s reaction or trans outrage is to give the invite to Kevin Aviance instead. Take that to your cuntbone!

This dumb bitch honestly thinks he was the FIRST man to wear a skirt?

If someone called me a bitch I’d also not invite them. Was he expecting her to take it as a joke?

Really Radar Online as a news source? 😂

Ok

I don't think he's able to exist unless he's battling someone or something. Probably has to do with his childhood and/or his former life, but it's not a good look on a grown man.

This is another reason why social media is bad.

A couple of kids in Iowa wrote Billy Porter on Facebook to say thanks for the representation, and he has aggrandized himself into a godlike spokesman for untold generations.

Listen, BP—if you were so beloved, Pose wouldn't have flopped after 26 episodes and gotten canceled. Nobody wanted to watch it. You're just another actor, like millions of others. Humble yourself, especially before Anna Wintour, ffs.

OH MY GOD! Get the fuck out of here. Ask anyone who has gone and they'll tell you it's a shitty time. No one enjoys it and only the 30 seconds on the Red Carpet is any reason to go.

[quote]in his beloved home, despite the scandal surrounding ownership in his beloved home, despite the scandal surrounding ownership...

I though Diane Von Furstenberg bought it for Tally.

I haven't seen BP in anything recently. I binge-watched Loot on Apple TV on Sunday.. It stars Maya Rudolph and MJ Rodriguez. Who knew Mother would be a bigger star than Billy?

I’m going to sound incredibly racist and homophonic but here goes. I’m a realtor and have done a buy/sell with two AA gay men in the past and they were the biggest pains in the ass. Two separate deals a couple years apart. Each incredibly demanding. Both absolute divas. Both not willing to give a inch and negotiate on a deal. Always assumed they were being taken advantage of by the other party. Made things 10 times more complicated and difficult. I almost fired both because it wasn’t worth it. I’m the end we got thru it but I would refer them out next time to be honest. I know it sounds horrible a lot of drama and it sort of reminds me of this.

Let’s stop acting like AW is a god. She’s a monster and has contributed to trash taking over (Kim & Kanye cover, etc.)

The sooner she steps aside the better.

R22. One buys a table. First: one is invited to buy the table. People are already working on the outfits for the next one. it’s a museum show - the tend to be planned two years in advance. How wouldn’t you know that?

Is he still homeless?

r26 r41

[quote] I would consensually play with Harry Styles' nipples if he wore that outfit.

As if.

Gun to my head, if I had to choose a side, I'd side with Wintour simply because Porter needs a slap of reality.

He's a marginal talent who became famous for a hot second.

You mean, we won't be graced by THIS anymore?

He needs to calm down and stop trying to be a STAR. His time in the spotlight is coming to an end. This is called overexposure, kids.

Could someone tell that bitch to change her hairstyle? It looks like shit and she hasn't changed it in 50 years.

Team Kevin Aviance. Beyoncé practically knighted him recently and he has more talent in his little pinky than all of Billy. He’s gracious, entertaining, and an absolute riot to party with, he would dial the Met wattage up a few notches.

. His “Azugar” parties at Esquelita and Bleu were LEGENDARY!

Well, she is a bitch, but so is he.

Presumably relations were frosty prior to that interview, though. She must have already given him several reasons to call her that, so I doubt the interview had much impact.

[quote] She must have already given him several reasons to call her that,

She put the pretender Harry Styles on the cover, not the more deserving pioneer.

Styles may well be a pretender, but Porter ain't no pioneer.

Billy is definitely no pioneer. THIS is who settled the Wild West in official pioneer garb!

He's a "sensation" in the same way Courtney Love is a "sensation."

Fucking maniac drug addict.

Fuck Billy Porter and fuck this "pioneer" shit. All hail the REAL pioneer.

DIVINE was the real pioneer, and she never gave a steaming dog shit about magazine covers or Met Galas. She was who she was, hell or high water. And if you didn't like her or invite her to your parties, she wouldn't have cared.

The pioneer brings down the house at 1:33.

Billy's only great moment in life. It would have been even better had Stark been in a thong.

Bitches, I wore nothing but dresses centuries before Little Richard was even born. Have a seat.

I think this is good news for everybody.

[quote] Really Radar Online as a news source? 😂

Honey, you seem to be a tad confused.

This is a [italic]gossip[/italic] site. Radar Online provides [italic]gossip.[/italic]

R39 there are no invitations at this point. The end.

[quote][R39] there are no invitations at this point. The end.

Despite your claim, Billy, don't expect an invitation in the mail.

Uh oh. A disrespecting has transpired!

And I am telling you, your'e NOT going!

I'm not being funny but who is our top gay? Ru, Pete Buttigieg, Ellen, Rosie, Lambert? I'm thinking perhaps Elton John. Anyway, Why does Porter get so worked up about this kid, Styles, being femme? Old, black gay can't get attention so he goes after young white boy for attention.

I emceed a panel and interviewed Kevin Aviance a few years ago. I knew him very vaguely through the clubworld and his work, but had no idea what to expect. He was very nice, fully showed up for the project and was a pleasure.

BONJOUR!

[quote] I'm not being funny but who is our top gay?

R66 Something tells me he would be more interesting to talk to.

The Billy Porter story just keeps getting better and better!!!

All these rumors are just utter nonsense. Of course Billy will be invited back to the Met Gala. We have such a difficult time finding wait staff, valets, and busboys that it would be reductive to turn away someone who could serve actual celebrities.

R55 Divine was a drag queen.

I would credit Sylvester as the first openly gay gender bending entertainer.

Billy Porter would never play Sylvester in a biopic or mention him because Sylvester is everything Billy Porter claims he pioneered.

Oh I guess Porter does acknowledge Sylvester lol

I remember Kevin Aviance from my young club days in NYC. The first time I saw him I was cracked out at the Palladium and Hebrew performing Din Da Da. Of course his legendary performance and even more legendary feud with Junior Vasquez at Roxy. Kevin first gained prominence in nightlife with his appearance in Madonna’s Secret Video. I am not sure what Billy Porter was doing then. But People like Kevin were doing it in the public eye way before him.

He’s an idiot. Referring to someone as a bitch can get you fired today at a job. Plus, it’s not polite. Plus, everyone knows she’s a bitch: if he was going to get shunned by Condé Nast, he should have at least called her a cunt.

I'm starting to think he has a substance abuse problem, which is why he's mouthing off so much lately. People who are drunk and/or high tend to do that.

R65 Same reason Trump gets worked up watching sitcoms with Latino sidekicks.

Malignant narcissists HATE when anyone else gets attention, and they insist that their opinions on trivial matters be taken deeply seriously by the powers that be.

Billy thinks he’s a lot more important than he is.

She's broke, right? It's not like she could afford to buy an outfit for the occasion, anyway.

[quote]I'm starting to think he has a substance abuse problem, which is why he's mouthing off so much lately.

Yup, but most likely he's just addicted to and getting high off the sound of his own voice.

R78 They don't pay for those ensembles. They have partnerships with various businesses (and not just the obvious ones) that foot the bill for the promo opportunity. That is why Billy is off his rocker (aka "stunning and brave"): no one is going to touch him now because Anna is still Queen Bee.

R80 No stylist will have him, no designer will dress him. He's fucked now.

I am luxuriating in the love and the hate! It's all the same to me, bitches!

[quote] But People like Kevin [Aviance] were doing it in the public eye way before him.

Sorry, dear. Performing for cracked-out hoes at an underground club (any fashionable gay club in NYC @1996) is NOT "doing it in the public eye."

This quote feels vintage Pray Tell:

“Non-binary blah blah blah blah. No,” he said. “It doesn’t feel good to me. You’re using my community — or your people are using my community — to elevate you," adding, "You haven’t had to sacrifice anything.”

Shirley this opens up prospects on Bravo for the petulant, kicked to the curb gender bender. I know nothing about the guy, so, if he’s burned those bridges, pardon my ignorance.

Why would the Met Gala invite a homeless unemployed bum ? He'd probably steal.

Billy maybe missed ONE mortgage payment and he's homeless?

That's not how anything works!

True story: A friend of mine once ran into Sylvester in a gay bar in NY.

My friend said, starry-eyed, "Are you Sylvester?"

Sylvester responded, "Kiss my hand, honey: you'll be glad you did!"

That Guardian headline is misleading. If you read the article he says I am going to HAVE to sell my house. It doesn't say he has sold or lost his house.

Does she not consult with a PR person before saying and doing these things? Total botch.

Once you’ve lost Anna, you’re done.

His publicist is Simon Halls. Simon Halls is dowdy and poorly equipped to handle a histrionic diva. All his clients tend to be extremely publicity shy (Frances McDormand, Annette Bening, Billy Crudup) or directors who don’t really need publicity.

Halls probably only took Porter as a favor to Ryan Murphy given their close relationship, and given the extreme mismatch in personalities, it’s possible no other publicist was willing to work with Billy.

I don't need a publicist! No one has SUFFERED as much as me! I used to smoke crack, and now I whine about wearing dresses on the wrong red carpets! I'm a goddamned SAINT!

[quote] I am luxuriating in the love and the hate! It's all the same to me, bitches! —Billy!

Attention of any kind is just more attention!

MESS!