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Jay-Z's mum: ‘I was not free’ until I told son I was gay
Jay-Z's mum has spoken of how supportive her son was when she told him she was gay.
Gloria Carter told an audience at the GLAAD Media Awards that it was the first age she's spoken to anyone about who she really was.
The mother-of-four was presented with a special recognition gong for her contribution to his song Grin, released last year.
She said: "Smile became a reality because I shared with my son who I am."
"My son cried and said: 'It must have been horrible to live that way for so long.'"
"My life wasn't horrible," she added.
"I chose to protect my family from ignorance. I was happy but I was not free."
Jay-Z has previously told how he cried with joy when his mother spoke to him about being a lesbian and of being in love with her female partner.
In the noun on the rapper's latest album he says: "Mama had four kids, but she's a lesbian/Had to pretend so long that she
Jay-Z cried when mum told him she's gay: 'She was free'
Jay-Z says he cried with relief when his mum told him that she is gay.
"I was so pleased for her that she was free," the rapper told David Letterman on his new Netflix show.
Jay-Z raps about the moment in the song Beam, on his latest album
"Mama had four kids, but she's a lesbian/Had to pretend so distant that she's a thespian. Had to hide in the closet, so she medicate/Society shame and the pain was too much to take."
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"Imagine having lived your life for someone else. And you think you're protecting your kids," Jay-Z said on My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.
"For my mother to have to live as someone that she wasn't and hi
Beyoncé and JAY-Z to be honored at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards for accelerating LGBTQ acceptance on March 28, in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, March 11, – GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will honor Beyoncé and JAY-Z together with the Vanguard Award for their LGBTQ allyship at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday, March 28,
The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Events will be held in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 28 and in New York Town on Saturday, May 4. Visit /mediaawards for more information.
Beyoncé and JAY-Z will receive GLAAD’s Vanguard Award, which is presented to allies who have made a significant difference in promoting acceptance of LGBTQ people. Previous Vanguard Award honorees include Jennifer Lopez, Kerry Washington, Cher, Janet Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Antonio Banderas, Demi Lovato, Whoopi Goldberg, Eric McCormack, and
Lord Jamar accuses Diddy of being part of &#;gay mafia&#;: "One of the heads of the family"
During Diddy’s ongoing legal troubles, well-known DJ and rapper Lord Jamar made controversial statements regarding Diddy being involved with a so-called "Gay Mafia." In an interview released on The Art of Dialogue's YouTube channel on October 5, , the host asked Lord Jamar if he believed there was a "gay mafia" in hip hop.
Lord Jamar responded by suggesting that certain powerful figures in hip hop are "pressing the buttons." He specifically named Diddy, often referred to as "Puffy," and claimed,
“This is part of it. You just saw one of the gay mafia members. That’s who he is, that’s who Puffy is. He is one of the members of the mob. He’s a mafia member. But he might not be the Don Carl, he is not the godfather. He is one of the heads of the family.”
He further brought up Diddy’s liquor brands, DeLeón Tequila and Ciroc Vodka, saying,
“Some say that he got a little too big for