This just in, fellas: There’s a new bottom in town.
In a video posted to his Instagram page, Nurse Jackie actor Haaz Sleiman just announced that not only is he G-A-Y gay, but he’s also “a total bottom.”
“I am a gay, Muslim, Arab-American man,” Sleiman says, “and I’m going to take it even further. Not only am I gay, but I’m also a bottom. Not only am I a bottom, but I’m also a total bottom, which means I like it up you-know-where.”
But the 41-year-old doesn’t stop there. He continues with a warning to all the homophobes out there.
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“To all the homophobes living in the United States of America and across the globe,” he says, “Why not? If you ever come to me to kill me just because I’m gay, I will destroy you. I might be gay, and I might be a nice guy, but don’t get it twisted because I will f*ck you up.”
Check out the video.
Sleiman’s video might be his “official” coming out statement, but it’s not exactly his first time bringing up the subject. Earlier in the month, he posted this picture of himself:
He’s also dropped plenty of other not-so-subtle hints over the past few months:
After releasing his official coming out video, Sleiman addressed a 2009 interview with The Advocate, during which he was straight. He explains:
The Advocate wanted to interview me. I told Showtime only on one condition, no personal questions. The Advocate agreed. At the end of the half hour interview over the phone the idiot interviewer, whom I think was gay, asked me if was gay or straight. I was so shocked. I froze. My body started shaking. And then I lied and said I was straight. Shame on gay people who are not kind to other gay people. He did that on purpose.
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am_psi
Only the “gay Muslims” in the west believe Allah loves equality. In the rest of the world they know Allah just loves to throw gays off buildings and then stone them if that doesn’t kill them. I want to see this guy go to the middle east and see how out and proud he is.
ChrisK
I have to agree. His dare is easy from the safety of the United states. Yeah, lets be all proud of a religion where most of it’s followers want to murder you. Ya!!
Lookyloo
Christians in the Middle East would treat him the same way as the Muslims there would.
So would the Christians in many African nations.
As well as the Christians in Russia and Russian influenced areas.
Yet I still constantly see/hear American Christians gays say God loves equality and such stuff – and people like you never challenge that stance.
Xzamilloh
@Lookyloo
What about Christians in the West? You know, who are the majority and still by and large have no problem with LGBT people and will often defend them against OTHER bigoted Christians? I love how the challenge to Islamic homophobia is to bring up Christianity like that somehow absolves Islam of its rampant backwardsness that is practices in the Middle East. Well, what about me? An atheist who thinks they’re both nonsense and will call them both out, but realizes that currently, one is more backwards than the other. People like you are just plain dangerous at this point.
Heywood Jablowme
“If you ever come to me to kill me just because I’m gay, I will destroy you. I might be gay, and I might be a nice guy, but don’t get it twisted because I will f*ck you up.”
Muslims are so violent. LOL.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
I always find it psychologically fascinated/batshit bizarre when closeted actors take roles as gay men..and then go to strenuous lengths to deny being gay, I mean the mental gymnastics involved! Worst offender probably was Dirk Bogarde (especially for what he reprinted culturally as a defacto gay icon anyway for his role in Victim; but I’m almost sure there’s a ton of similar candidates)
BriBri
Are you a BBbottom?
Kieran
Every time one of our brothers in the public eye comes out in a heroic fashion like Haaz Sleiman, it hammers another nail into the coffin of homophobia.
Kangol
I find myself regularly agreeing with you on here these days. You’re so right!
justyouandi
Lookyloo, that is absolutely absurd! I don’t even know where to begin with a statement like that.
o.codone
No secret he’s gay. I love the hairy kissy face pic. That’s hot.
barkomatic
I can’t believe he’s 41–he looks great. I think it’s a good thing when more Muslim gay people come out because eventually that leads to change.
Doug
TMI.
OzJosh
Dear Haaz, Full credit for the attempt at a bold and brave coming out. But if you’re really going to own it, you need to do better than referring to taking it “up you-know-where”. It’s impossibly coy, rather apologetic and positively reeks of shame and internalised homophobia. Try saying “butt” or “ass”. You might find it liberating.
Xzamilloh
Or try NOT saying it because no one needed to know that. He can put the videos on PornHub if there are any, but no need to just say “Hey, I take it up the butt a lot.”
Heywood Jablowme
The polite term is “wazoo.” Which sounds like it came from Arabic!
dean089
Good for him, but do we really need that level of detail? Sometimes when I hear/read people talking about top/bottom it almost sounds like “How gay are you really?” Dude, you had us at “I’m gay.”
surreal33
Mr Haaz, your confession regarding your sexual preference is sad. I sense immense self-loathing and shame. Also, your pathetic attempt to spin why you lied to during Advocate interview is pure Hollywood garbage. I am baffled as to why D-list Hollywood actors have such little regard for the gay community as to think we will accept bullshit as the truth.
Rex Huskey
so unattractive.
Keebler ILF
Maybe it was too much information. But I’m sure a lot of people were wondering. Now you know.
A straight guy once informed me that his girlfriend likes to stick her tongue in his ‘you know where’. I really didn’t need to know that. I’m not disgusted by the act, I just didn’t feel it was any of my business. What made it really inappropriate was that he told me this while we were at work.
He BGB
I watched nurse jackie and still trying to remember him. Seems so long ago.
Paco
So he is saying that he is so gay, he is a total bottom? Using his preference for only bottoming to emphasize just how gay he is?
LUKE9LONDON
i think bottoms shame bottoms the most, i.ve been guilty of it myself but u should be proud to be a bottom!! Everyone can top but not everyone can handle being a bottom. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOTTOM lol