<p>Last night Billy Porter made history, as he became the first openly gay black man to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.</p>
<p>Prior to his big win, Billy quickly became a meme on social media as the camera’s caught his facial expression in the audience during RuPaul’s win for Reality-Competition Program. Some people thought there was an issue between the two of them based on his expression, but Billy quickly killed those rumors.</p>
<p>According to <em><a href="https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/billy-porter-pose-rupaul-emmys-2019-1203345333/">Variety</a></em>, while backstage Billy denied there was an issue between him and RuPaul and said, “RuPaul is a friend of mine. I am so proud of him. I stand on his shoulders. He is doing it. He paved the way for me. There’s never a side-eye about that.”</p>
<p>He continued, “There’s never a side-eye coming from me. There’s never anything negative coming from me. It’s all love, it’s all light, it’s all positivity. Don’t come to me with that mess. Ever, ever, ever.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Billy continued, expressed his excitement for his big win. &#8220;I’m so grateful that I lived long enough to see the day I could stand up in front of the world as my true authentic self. I was told that who and what I am would never be successful — period. That’s what I was told. I did not believe them.&#8221;</p>
<p>For those who don&#8217;t know, Billy currently plays the role of Pray Tell on FX&#8217;s hit series &#8220;Pose.&#8221; The show recently wrapped up its second season and was renewed for a third season shortly after their season two premiere.</p>
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<p>Check out what Billy had to say below:</p>
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<p><strong>Source</strong>: <a href="https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/billy-porter-pose-rupaul-emmys-2019-1203345333/">https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/billy-porter-pose-rupaul-emmys-2019-1203345333/</a></p>
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