Will.i.am Has ‘No Shame’ In Being Feminine Amid His Sexuality Being Questioned
Will.i.am opened up about his childhood in relation to having feminine mannerisms. The Black Eyed Peas founder reflected on questions surrounding his sexuality in an interview with The Diary Of A CEO last Monday (July 31).
The rapper said that he “didn’t have a man” in his life due to the absence of his father. He was raised solely by his mother. He said that is the reason he tends to have more “super feminine” mannerisms.
Growing up, many people questioned his sexuality due to how he expressed himself. “So growing up in the ’90s, we were like, ‘Are you gay?’” the “Boom Boom Pow” rapper said. “A lot of people questioned [me] because I was feminine.”
While owning that he still carries himself this way today, he says that being feminine is his “superpower.” He also clarified his sexuality, stating that he has always “liked girls” and has never been attracted to men.
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The Los Angeles native has even spoken on this topic in his music with a message urging listeners to be kind to one another. The Black Eyed Peas, which consisted of will.i.am, Taboo, APL.DE.AP, and Fergie at the height of their success, tapped in Snoop Dogg for the 2019 song “Be Nice.”
He told the host that when he produced the song, he assured himself that there was nothing wrong with being emotional, adding, when your “creative, you’re always sensitive, you’re hypersensitive.”
Will.i.am also revealed that he would like to have kids one day. He reflected that he would have had a different answer ten years ago if asked the same question.
The 48-year-old has never been married or had children. The last person he was publicly linked to was Big Brother star Casey Batchelor back in 2014.
“I don’t have time for girlfriends, and that’s why I just keep busy,” he told The Mirror in 2015. I keep going because that’s what I want to do.”
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