Daniel Lee Bellomy, the actor who plays Ezekiel “Zeke” Cross on the hit show Power Book 2: Ghost on Starz, is receiving wide support from the public after podcasters pressured him to talk about his sex life. The controversial interview took place on the FlipDaScript podcast with QueenzFlip and DJ G$Money.
QueenzFlip initiated the awkward line of questioning when he asked Bellomy about his relationship status.
“Girls. What’s up with them?” the host asked. “You have any girlfriends.”
After the actor described himself as a “single individual,” QueenzFlip dug deeper.
“Did you have any girls in school?” he asked.
Bellomy stuttered for a while before finally declining to answer. But the podcasters continued to inquire about the actor’s love life.
“Where I find myself is desiring someone who wants me and is willing to accept me for who I am,” Bellomy said as he continued to face pressure. “It’s a daily challenge.”
Still insisting on a direct answer, QueenzFlip asked the actor if he is interested in men as well.
“Were you born gay?” the host asked, yelling at the actor as he became more frustrated with the indirect answers.
The two men continued to go back-and-forth until Bellomy finally said he refuses to talk about his sex life. But the discussion continued on social media as most people showed support for the Power Book star.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Very uncomfortable to see this interviewer repeatedly pressuring Daniel Lee Bellomy, who plays Zeke in Power Book 2, to publicly say that he’s gay <a href="https://t.co/hi1XSwbOUJ">pic.twitter.com/hi1XSwbOUJ</a></p>— 𝑰 𝑳𝒖𝒉 𝑮𝒐𝒅 ✨ (@aVeryRichBish) <a href="https://twitter.com/aVeryRichBish/status/1499804648491954176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m just curious, as an interviewer if you see your guest is visibly uncomfortable with a question, why not just move on? He acting like a reporter itching for a scoop. Dude a better one than me. I woulda hit him with this <a href="https://t.co/FH9OSrzSX7">pic.twitter.com/FH9OSrzSX7</a></p>— Raw Doggery 🐶💦 (@oops_iskeeted) <a href="https://twitter.com/oops_iskeeted/status/1499963801218727938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My problem is people don’t understand social ques. Obviously he was uncomfortable and did not want to answer the question. Move on to the next subject. This is why communication degrees are needed!</p>— PROJECT BEAUTY (@Beaut4Survivor) <a href="https://twitter.com/Beaut4Survivor/status/1499839040937500685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This was very disrespectful!</p>— B. 👩🏽💻 (@JustLetMe_BEE) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustLetMe_BEE/status/1499848394575167498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He understood he just didn’t care! The problem isn’t that people don’t understand it’s that people don’t care!!</p>— ✨🦋♒️💖 (@Spiritualhotti) <a href="https://twitter.com/Spiritualhotti/status/1499884972999688193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Why does this nigga care so much? “I need an answer!” No tf you don’t!!</p>— Brye (@itaintworthshit) <a href="https://twitter.com/itaintworthshit/status/1499825940771315715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>QueenzFlip addressed the controversy on his Instagram page.
“THEY WANNA CANCEL ME FOR THIS?? I GUESS I COULD OF LEFT IT ALONE BUT WHERE IM FROM WE ASK TILL WE GET THE ANSWER!!” he wrote.
According to AllHipHop, Bellomy is a former basketball player who made the transition to acting. The Detroit native also plans to continue building on his singing career.
