Actor Billy Porter lashed out at Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour for giving pop singer Harry Styles the cover of Vogue magazine instead of him.
Porter called Wintour a “bitch” — after previously apologizing for comments he made about Harry Styles’ Vogue cover.
Styles, who is heterosexual, graced the December 2020 issue of Vogue wearing a dress. Porter slammed Styles for using the gay community to further his career (gay for pay).
During an interview with the Telegraph UK newspaper, Porter said, “It’s not Harry Styles’ fault that he happens to be white and cute and straight and fit into the infrastructure that way. I call out the gatekeepers.”
The “Cinderella” star said Styles got the cover because he’s “white and he’s straight.”
“Non-binary blah blah blah blah. No,” Porter continued. “It doesn’t feel good to me. You’re using my community — or your people are using my community — to elevate you. You haven’t had to sacrifice anything.”
Porter, 53, said he spoke with Wintour, 73, about moving the de-gendered fashion movement forward. He complained that she listened to his ideas, then she made Styles the first man to cover American Vogue by himself.
“That bitch said to me at the end, ‘How can we do better?’ And I was so taken off guard that I didn’t say what I should have said,” Porter told the British newspaper.
“Six months later, Harry Styles is the first man on the cover,” Porter added.
