*Malik Yoba stunned fans over the weekend by “coming out” as a straight man who is attracted to trans women. His confession was followed up by a woman who claims the actor used to pay her for sex when she was a trans teen.
In an Instagram post, the actor best known for his role on “New York Undercover” and “Empire” — opened up about love and attraction, while slamming those who mock and judge others based on myths and biases.
“I love ALL women AND count MYSELF among those that find themselves trans attracted and I too have felt the self imposed shame that comes with that truth but it’s time to speak up,” he captioned the now infamous viral video of a group of Black males bullying Maurice “Reese” Willoughby over his preference for trans women. “It is NOT about GENITALIA OR SEX but about attraction to the soul and humanity of an individual,” he added.
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As EUR previously reported, 20-year-old Willoughby recently killed himself via a drug overdose after the targeted harassment over his sexuality became too much for him to deal with.
“ATTENTION BLACK AND ALL MEN!!! THIS IS NOT OK!!!!! This video is another heartbreaking example of the homophobia, transphobia hatred and hypocrisy WE as black folks, BLACK MEN in particular have to NAME , FACE and CALL OUT and do the work to heal!!!,” Yoba wrote in his post.
Since sharing his confession online, folks have pointed to a April 2019 interview with VLAD TV, during which Yoba noted how he wants more roles that allow him to dress up as a woman. He even talks about the trans characters he plays in his one-man show. Scroll up and hear him tell it via the clip above — stating around 3:13.
Meanwhile, after Malik revealed on social media his attraction for trans women, one woman has come forward to claim he paid her for sex while she was still a teenager, NewsOne reports.
“NYs Child Sex Abuse law means Malik will have to face the music. Sorry to burst a lot of folks bubbles,” Mariah Lopez Ebony wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. The post quickly went viral, even though she provided no receipts to back up her claims.
Ebony claims Yoba used to drive around New York City’s Meatpacking district looking for sex workers who were Black trans girls.
“You always remember celebrity clients. It’s like time slows down. You remember every detail, Blood pounding. He was cute, and polite, don’t get me wrong. But I’m sure he knew what he was doing, was Wrong…..” She recalled. “What Malik paid me to do, as a 13 and 16 year old, wasn’t love. His ignoring that I was clearly a child prostitute, wasn’t love.”
Ebony went on to allege that the actor begged for unprotected sex.
“Where was his LOOOOOOOOVVVVEEE for Trans women over the last 20 years? Where are his Trans girlfriends? Something tells me I’m not the only one who got some dirt on this individual and, something also tells me that he didn’t just up-and-decide to ‘come out’, he was pushed. Careful not to make a fool of yourself supporting him and his message. I am sure I am not the only trans person who was a minor when Malik Yoba first “loved” them,” she continued.
As of Monday morning, Yoba had yet to comment on the allegations.
You can read Ebony’s post in its entirety below.
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