Billy Porter Talks Getting a Sex Scene After a Career Spent Not Being ‘an Object of Anyone’s Affection’

Billy Porter delighted TV critics from afar on Tuesday, though the “Pose” star also had a pretty profound message for us mixed in with lots of laughs. Asked about his upcoming nude scene on the FX series, an episode that coincidentally airs tonight, the Emmy nominee began his answer with humor, seamlessly transitioned to a real message, and then signed off with another joke. “Listen, listen to me. I got that contract and that contract said ‘Nudity Clause,’ and I literally sat and went, ‘Child, they don’t want to see my black ass,'” Porter recalled via satellite to reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour. “And I signed it, never thinking in a million years that anybody would call me on it.” “These bitches wrote a script where I show my ass — and you’ll see it tonight!” he continued from Boston, where Porter is directing a play. Also Read: 'Atlanta' Renewed for Season 4 at FX, Production on Seasons 3 and 4 to Begin Next Spring It got more sincere — and important — from there. “I have been in this business…30 years. I have been out since the beginning,” Porter, who plays character Pray Tell on the...