Billy Porter has issued an apology to Harry Styles in regards to his comments regarding the singer’s Vogue cover.
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As previously reported, the Emmy-nominated “Pose” star criticized Vogue and Styles after he appeared on the December 2020 cover issue in a dress and made history as the first man to appear solo on the magazine cover. However, Porter did some self-reflection during his appearance on “The Late Show” and issued an apology to the singer for any criticism towards him.
“The first thing I wanna say is, Harry Styles, I apologize to you for having your name in my mouth. It’s not about you. The conversation is not about you. The conversation is actually deeper than that,” he said. “It is about the systems of oppression and erasure of people of color who contribute to the culture.”
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Last month, Porter opened up about his feelings regarding the cover and criticized Vogue for posting a “straight white man” instead of an LGBTQ+ person of color.
“I changed the whole game,” Porter said. “I. Personally. Changed. The. Whole. Game. And that is not ego, that is just fact … he doesn’t care, he’s just doing it because it’s the thing to do. This is politics for me. This is my life. All he has to do is be white and straight,”