Award winning actor and singer Billy Porter talks to CNN's Chris Wallace about overcoming abuse and trauma at the hands of his stepfather. #chriswallace #WhosTalking #CNN #News
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@sn07 Жыл бұрын
“There’s nothing worse than failing as somebody else” Powerful words.
@yourgrace3377 Жыл бұрын
Not at all, Karen
@rebeccadolashewich7094 Жыл бұрын
So powerful..
@ms.demeanors Жыл бұрын
@Gill Munchen then don't do it
@yourgrace3377 Жыл бұрын
@@rebeccadolashewich7094 Of course you’ll fail as someone else, because you’re not someone else. You’re a phony. “ So powerful “ Lol you’re a genius lol 😂
@josephmwesigye3746 Жыл бұрын
repent
@NotToday2255 Жыл бұрын
I am not a gay man... But I found Porter's story truly incredible!
@anthonyboarman383310 ай бұрын
Glad you're straight man.
@worldbossdetroit8277 ай бұрын
You're gay
@amiakins1444 Жыл бұрын
There is nothing Worse Billy. Thank you for shining your light on this world.
@GranDio311 Жыл бұрын
Just goes to show that he's a bad performer that nobody got into.
@regal92423 ай бұрын
quit tripping, the guy is a pawn in the Illuminati game and leading the youth astray
@MsMoniSoNYC Жыл бұрын
I saw him sashaying down 40th street across from Bryant Park not to long ago. He looked FABULOUS!!! Glad he has the courage to share his story 🙏🏾 💙
@gettingannoyedquick Жыл бұрын
I think the worst part about sexual abuse especially for children is a lot of people think its the creepy guy with a trench coat or the suspicious person at the supermarket but more times than not its someone you know that ends up doing. They see your trust as an opportunity to use in their sick fetish not caring their actions even done once has caused permanent damage to that child for the rest of their life.
@AirBahg Жыл бұрын
" i didnt know it was abuse until i was 25 years old " that hit me like a brick
@perrinfan Жыл бұрын
Billy...I send you hugs. We survivors understand. God bless you. The more you are authentically you, the happier I am. You give me and others courage.
@Rexy366 Жыл бұрын
Mr Porter is another level of influence. Everytime he speaks he breaks it down in way it makes sense to us when you hear it. Thank you Billy for your Gift. Blessing to you everlasting ❤❤❤
@yourgrace3377 Жыл бұрын
You 2 should get a room
@parkerbolt4233 Жыл бұрын
Every time I hear these stories of sexual abuse I get so damn angry! 😡
@teetot5276 Жыл бұрын
It’s so sad.
@curlsladycurlsladyVenice Жыл бұрын
I was molested by a step man when I was a kid. I refuse to call him stepfather, he’s far from, he was a monster who physically abused me as well.
@teetot5276 Жыл бұрын
Sad that happened to you, he was a demented pervert.
@looneygardener Жыл бұрын
My heart breaks for him.
@joannebattersby8365 Жыл бұрын
I first saw him in Pose. I was blown away by the art and humanity of the series - as a dressmaker and costumer I have lost friends in this community. Mr. Porter is talent and human empathy and honesty personified.
@lauriegates5856 Жыл бұрын
Billy Porter you really have a very beautiful voice. Sing it loud and sing it proud. I pray you have a wonderful life.
@joerogain5025 Жыл бұрын
Chris Wallace's talent was wasted over at Fox 🦊 Faux NEWS & Entertainment and I'm glad he's emerged from the dark side.
@valencia108 Жыл бұрын
The most artistic and talented people are usually surviving via their art. I applaud his strength in telling his story and wishing him continued success and healing. Porter is a great talent.
@sarahogawa5408 Жыл бұрын
Such an important interview! So much courage and strength. Thank you!
@bookgirlny8511 Жыл бұрын
I love Billy Porter. Such a talent ❤️
@GranDio311 Жыл бұрын
So brave to put on a dress and walk around. 🥱
@dougcrawford6967 Жыл бұрын
I can relate to so much of his story. Really respect his honesty and openness. And to all of the trolls who are making nasty comments, what happened to you that you became so self-righteous and cruel?
@paleriedove3333 Жыл бұрын
What trolls ? Haven't read not one negative comment!! All the trolls must've rolled !!!🙄
@yourgrace3377 Жыл бұрын
We’re sick of joemo’s lol that’s what, itch!
@anacc3257 Жыл бұрын
"The reason why our country is in the mess we're in is simply because of whiteness. White supremacy. White people choke-holding power and sucking the life out of humanity." When there are recent quotes like this out there targeting a group of people based on their race, why do you expect people to give unilateral praise?
@13thJurorVote Жыл бұрын
His level of knowing himself and his place in the world is higher than most people walking on this planet. He let his purpose Rule his life instead of trying to rule his purpose and that is when he became successful. An authentic person living his purpose.
@wintermonroe2894 Жыл бұрын
🎯
@september9113 Жыл бұрын
To all the trolls on here that are taking time to criticize each and every positive comment. Please find something else to do. Take your hate somewhere else. Billy you are someone who was able to overcome all the challenges that you faced because you used your talent to create a safe place for you to heal. I applaud you ☺️
@gettingannoyedquick Жыл бұрын
These people are cowards and if their loved ones knew the kind of stuff they posted they would be disgusted with them
@karyherndon4266 Жыл бұрын
You never knew what the AIDS crisis was back when -they had no idea -why so many people were dying of HIV infections. (I was in my thirties then ..and I encountered a gay couple -who moved into the house in the empty apartment next to mine.) They had a badly needed lawnmower. So -I watched out for them -as I met them -then I’m the late 1980’s in southern Texas. (One of them had a bad HIV infection, then and was dying there in front of everybody on my block, which was a normal neighborhood then. (Nowadays, there are good treatments for this virus and -yet it still kills people worldwide.) Gifted performer and Broadway Star-Billy Porter is a gay artist shining a light on his own personal experience with this situation. 💙☮️💜Have a heart. Try this out.
@anacc3257 Жыл бұрын
Many like to praise the new medications as a harmless solution to the virus, but no, the medications has terrible side effects and must be taken for the rest of a person's life. It's still better for everyone to avoid the behavior that causes it.
@gabewilsonlovelightharmony8843 Жыл бұрын
There is nothing worse than failing as somebody else.❤❤❤
@zeldasmith6154 Жыл бұрын
When you take someone else's name legally or spiritually, you become someone else. When you join an organization, you have to become someone else.
@dr.killmoretreeratologist8848 Жыл бұрын
Billy is the COOLEST! He's suffered so much, yet he's still so full of Love. Is THIS all of the interview? I want to see MORE. I can never get enough of Billy Porter. 💜
@GranDio311 Жыл бұрын
Just more proof that this behavior comes from emotional problems.
@dr.killmoretreeratologist8848 Жыл бұрын
@@GranDio311 😂 YOUR "expert" opinion, Joe? Who'd you "blo" to get that nickname?
@GranDio311 Жыл бұрын
@@dr.killmoretreeratologist8848 typical background that most of these people have. Emotional problems stemming from abuse or trauma. Btw, how often do you think that trope is used. Your very unoriginal but then it's expected.
@jaco3394 Жыл бұрын
I know nothing about Billy Porter other than a couple of red carpet looks but I'll sure buy his book after this interview. I like how you can tell that these two come from completely different backgrounds but there's respect between them. Great interview.
@hattie24able Жыл бұрын
I applaud Billy Porter for being able to be so transparent about his life experiences.
@nonaboccalupo7733 Жыл бұрын
The older generation has so many stories, they don’t talk about it. Young people don’t want to hear it. Now it’s starting to repeat! Smh
@elizabethstranger3461 Жыл бұрын
I am listen to Billy Porter's autobiography and I cried when I read this part of the book, I have cried and laughed and been made wiser by "Unprotected" I would suggest everyone read it.
@meloneymoore5102 Жыл бұрын
As an music entertainer, motivational speaker, published creative writer and my spiritual clairvoyant abilities, All Of It Helped Me to Save My Own Life. I also had no safe haven growing up through the age of 46 and I still don't. But now I alone have stood out publicly and creatively Alone. Yet, now I am slowly gaining tons of support that I never thought I'd have.
@mikewatson7612 Жыл бұрын
Congrats to you as well!!
@johnbrown4949 Жыл бұрын
We know this. We know there is trauma in the lgbtq community that is not being addressed in any way.
@joannebattersby8365 Жыл бұрын
"My voice was my savior." Never was a truer word spoken. I recently went to a primary school to teach singing for the xmas concert. The first question I asked - " how many children sing at home ?" None. " How many sing to themselves? None. This is so shocking to me- my kids and I sang everywhere all the time. Folks come up to me while I am singing to myself in stores or wherever and ask fir songs lol. I had 4 elderly men come and stand with me while their wives were shopping and they whistled along- they were in a Glee Club.! Sing , damn you !! Sing!!. It is vocalizing and you may not be saying the words that give you pain but you are SINGING damnitt. And by golly , Billy Porter SINGS!!!!
@hope2bhelpful95 Жыл бұрын
I like his honesty and ability to report on what was his reality with laughter and having survived and overcome his circumstances.
@deborahmiller9227 Жыл бұрын
Art may save your life But christ will save your soul
@TabethaAurochs Жыл бұрын
"There is nothing worse than failing as somebody else." That didn't hit metaphorically. That hit was visceral - I flinched but still felt the sting when the truth struck - and as I'm writing this 20 mins later, I feel eviscerated. How many queer people are still playing the game, with the hope that one day they'll find that safe space? How many are playing WITHOUT that hope? And how many queer people might not be playing The Game - but instead of playing our way, we walked out of the casino and never went back? We stop playing anything at all - stop dreaming, stop creating - and remove ourselves - our voices, our stories - from the world entirely. We're tired. We missed the window. We don't know how to be the person who can say what needs to be said, do what needs to be done, to be who we need to be. We no longer harbor the illusion that any of it will matter or even be heard, so we delude ourselves into thinking that there's no point to creating, to doing, saying, being, TRYING. Which is bullshit - we know how much power there is in the truth. Billy's truth hit me and that shit did not feel like a kiss. It's enough to change everything, maybe even if we are our only audience.
@AlwaysAwesome001 Жыл бұрын
You're an odd babbling pedoGoon. 🧐
@violajackson-folkes4795 Жыл бұрын
Thank You for saying the things I couldn’t say until I was grown. My mom knew it and LOVED ME ANYWAY!!!! This gave me more power to be me than anything else in my entire life. Just the fact that she loved me in my chosen Uniqueness was enough for me and for my brother.RIP MOM,I WILL ALWAYS LOVE AND ADORE YOU.❤️💋
@iahorvath11 ай бұрын
Dear Billy, congratulations to you for your success and for coming to the realization that one only finds happiness when one is true to oneself.
@vintagechild44187 ай бұрын
I love him and his truth! His truth will help a lot of children and young adults struggling with identity.
@sandeepmukherjee8045 Жыл бұрын
LOVE BILLY !!!!
@bernarddodd9788 Жыл бұрын
We all have worth and beauty, but sometimes the angels live among us. Such power, such insight, such compassion, acceptance. This interview, will never leave my soul. Thank you.
@cynthiacopland8634 Жыл бұрын
God bless & protect children from people with good intentions ♥️♥️♥️
@looneygardener Жыл бұрын
Fabulous interviewer.
@avis95443 ай бұрын
As I child growing with my abusive voilent dad, and no mother. I would b sexual abused by sometimes his friends and family. I was the only girl. When I did tell my dad. I got the blame at age 6. I was told that I made it happen that I flirted with this man and got a good ass woop on top of it all. When my dad left me to stranger's after he came out my life. The abuse continued. I had no protector's or mother. So in my family I was the shame of the family the disgrace for something that wasn't my fault. The abuser was never held accountable 😢 so I had to carry that all my life. It took me 6o years of my life to stop really thinking I was the problem. To take back my power from all of them, even family who never defended me. I use to want to kill my self jus to stop the pain. Then I would remember that little girl in me who had no one to defend her, but me. So I decided to defend her to b her voice. To love her. To heal.
@deborahmiller9227 Жыл бұрын
Still he must repent
@yamarisB Жыл бұрын
Amazing actor and thank u for your work and u r a hero
@icausedbidenflation9999 Жыл бұрын
😆 🤣
@cavewhitey8798 Жыл бұрын
Amazing actor??? He's far from a Will Smith or a Denzel Washington. You must be an immigrant.
@npcfredo2225 Жыл бұрын
*A HERO IN WHAT REALITY!!!!*
@yamarisB Жыл бұрын
@@icausedbidenflation9999 I have seen he's movies and shows on Netflix as well and they always have a real life story and brilliant . Take the time to see it instead of bombing what people write you might learn a thing or 2.
@bookgirlny8511 Жыл бұрын
He’s great! 🥰
@laurischoolmarm Жыл бұрын
Terrifying.
@Mmmkay10 Жыл бұрын
LOVE BILLY PORTER SOOOOOOO MUCH ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@liannedoherty4816 Жыл бұрын
I just started watching POSE because I saw another interview with Billy Porter! He is an exquisite, beautiful, talented human being! The shows characters have made me fall in love with all of them! BILLY: I love you!
@lizardchosimbastedanko5195 Жыл бұрын
Chris’s talent was wasted at faux
@swifstart_7777 Жыл бұрын
I’m sick of this guy.
@Carolina_girl868 ай бұрын
You and me both.
@LizaFan6 ай бұрын
And?
@Carolina_girl866 ай бұрын
@@LizaFan and what?
@maeshellewest-davies7904 Жыл бұрын
Sooooo true! In changing to succeed and not making it, the most heartfelt failure is the changing.
@michelecherek5392 Жыл бұрын
It's crazy af.... when you are a male CHILD abused by a male ADULT and show homosexual tendencies, the CHILD is penalized. Thisnis a man touched by GOD with his gifts, REGARDLESS!!!
@looneygardener Жыл бұрын
Amazing human
@yourgrace3377 Жыл бұрын
Yeah right lol
@BangNeenaWill Жыл бұрын
This was heavy 😢
@yourgrace3377 Жыл бұрын
This is heavy 🍆
@kym3883 Жыл бұрын
🙏 Thank you for sharing your art and your truth 💗 You are an inspiration 🙏 Thank you, thank you, thank you ..
@diane9247 Жыл бұрын
The only thing wrong with this is that it's about two hours too short! Could you get to work on that, Billy? 🤗💐
@traceywillis6310 ай бұрын
This is so powerful
@Officially.Lashay Жыл бұрын
Dont fail as someone else
@sylviabyrnside72624 ай бұрын
I love you, Billy Porter!!❤😢
@tanyasharadamba1264 Жыл бұрын
Truth speaker 🔊
@JaneDoe-em7zi Жыл бұрын
Omg I love Fab G!!! 🤗🥰 Keep speaking out Billy!!! Men please don't be afraid to talk about being victimized by sexual assailants!!! You are not alone!!!
@claudiascott6484 Жыл бұрын
In essence he lived in a household of women. Back then people would stigmatize young children especially boys if they did not catch on to sports, like to fight, etc., with the boy was a sissy. Then being sexually manipulated as he states, made what happened to him seem normal. I see how anyone would grow up traumatized, and confused about one's sexuality. By GOD'S grace Mr. Porter has become a very sought after gifted entertainer.
@houstonconservative1776 Жыл бұрын
I'll shut up..I actually love this interview
@nenej12 Жыл бұрын
That scene WAS ONE OF THE BEST THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE RUN OF THE SHOW!
@erniesings6855 Жыл бұрын
Billy is incredibly articulate and intelligent
@Carolina_girl868 ай бұрын
He’s certainly changed since his early days back in 1997.
@s.e.hebert7307 Жыл бұрын
That was sofascinating! So many moments were just brilliant.
@johnbrown4949 Жыл бұрын
Sorry brother, we love you anyway.
@9ethersoul Жыл бұрын
Lost soul gone to tha dogs 😭😭💀💀💀
@anthonyboarman383310 ай бұрын
I think there are a lot of gay men trying to play it straight.
@beller8501 Жыл бұрын
It saved my life too💛💓
@wavveytae4181 Жыл бұрын
Ok Chris I see you love to see it 🤟🏾🤟🏾💯💯
@marshawhite2670 Жыл бұрын
He’s a great unsung artist
@icausedbidenflation9999 Жыл бұрын
😆 🤣
@bookgirlny8511 Жыл бұрын
He’s amazing.
@yourgrace3377 Жыл бұрын
You’re high lol
@michelecherek5392 Жыл бұрын
NO, BILLY!!! YOU WERE GREAT at it!!! And STILL ARE!!! YOU GO, BOY!!❤️🔥🎶❤️🔥🎶❤️🔥🎶❤️🔥🎶❤️🔥
@SalemGurl8701 Жыл бұрын
Sex lessons? Then when you told him to stop he stopped? You didn’t know it was abuse until 25?🤔🤔 Interesting
@teetot5276 Жыл бұрын
Its always step parents that are sick perverts
@mikewatson7612 Жыл бұрын
This snippet ALONE will make Me go read his book!! He’s an intriguing man. And I GET Billy Porter!! Congrats for Living in ya TRUTH UNAPOLOGETICALLY! ❤️❤️
@chrisalfonso5982 Жыл бұрын
Powerful!
@veronesewilliams7897 Жыл бұрын
Yes they are scared. So Sad....
@Youngblackamericansfortrump. Жыл бұрын
Alcohol saved mine
@elana137 Жыл бұрын
Billy porter straight is a no 😅
@pheakofficial1232 Жыл бұрын
So perfic sound👍❤️️
@Africangyal7 ай бұрын
This man is crying out for help
@navidhaghighi3390 Жыл бұрын
🤢🤢
@horseygurl143 Жыл бұрын
Lovin' Billy's hair!
@eyoung16832 ай бұрын
Its all so sad.
@altagracebrown849211 ай бұрын
Love you Billy so proud of you
@connectingthedots100 Жыл бұрын
😢
@alansnipes3101 Жыл бұрын
Sadly, Billy Porter perpetuates stereotypes about what gay is and what women are supposedly like. These are demeaning and degrading to women and gay men.
@beller8501 Жыл бұрын
Hes the speaker of this generation
@Carolina_girl868 ай бұрын
Lord help this generation
@semyonbudyonny1895 Жыл бұрын
Call me “homophobic”, but never call me late for lunch.
@yvonneplant9434 Жыл бұрын
This is so weird that Chris Wallace would even want to be in the same room with Billy Porter.
@wwm2022 Жыл бұрын
❤
@journeymansmitty8283 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes some of us have to go through anger and pain to shape how we really are and who we're going to be later on🤔
@yourgrace3377 Жыл бұрын
Maybe some of you are bottoms lol
@miwako872 Жыл бұрын
#MAHABAD # FREEIRAN HEADLINE IT CNN
@rebeccadolashewich7094 Жыл бұрын
#MeToo✨🕊💖🕊✨
@theenlightenedexchange4817 Жыл бұрын
♥
@Vantom_a238 Жыл бұрын
This isn't newsworthy who cares.
@EamonKelly Жыл бұрын
So why did you click on this and leave a comment?
@user-tg2db4pc3q9 ай бұрын
Billy p
@houstonconservative1776 Жыл бұрын
Chris Wallace.. you are better than this
@theenlightenedexchange4817 Жыл бұрын
He has big legs look at God's work
@deniseeugene1852 Жыл бұрын
Direct correlation between homosexuality and sexual Abuse as a child. As well as eating disorders and hyper sexualized behavior in children.