CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline Hollywood reports:

Billy Porter has signed up to co-write and star in a James Baldwin biopic and recently addressed criticism of people doubting his talent.

During an appearance on The Tamron Hall Show, Porter hit back at critics saying, “First and foremost, the internet has created a space where it’s made people think that their opinion matters at all — it doesn’t. I am 53 years old and I’ve dedicated my life to my art and my craft. Question me at your own peril.”

“James Baldwin and his work and what he represented in the world, everything, he’s one of the first people who I saw who looked like me, who represented me in the fullness: Black, queer, and present,” Porter said.

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“I’m going to focus on the work — that’s all I can do. People have been doubting me my whole life. This ain’t nothing new. None of it is new,” Porter said https://t.co/WSo8W3cIBQ pic.twitter.com/ehSFaJtTSl

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) April 19, 2023