I’m not expecting tons of comments on this post, because most of you people are only interested in whether Nick Jonas is banging Kate Hudson. You don’t care about Nick Jonas the person. I CARE. I have become a late-in-life Nick Jonas fan. I think he’s grown up to be an interesting young man. And the fact that he’s sort of hot doesn’t hurt. I realize that I’m mostly alone with this, at least around here. Honk if you want to bang Nick Jonas! Because I need to know that I’m not alone. Anyway, Nick covers the new issue of Out Magazine, but he’s not “coming out.” Nick has just embraced his LGBT fans along the way, even though he’s been accused of “gay baiting” his gay fans. I tend to believe he’s sincere though – he loves and accepts all of his fans, regardless of sexuality, gender identity, what have you. Some highlights from the cover interview:
The accusations of “gay baiting”: “It’s not the majority, but a large handful have a negative opinion for whatever reason and I think it’s really quite sad.”
Playing a gay man in Kingdom: “It’s been a great character to play. One that I try to be respectful of and take myself out of. He’s on his own path.”
His new album: “When I was working on this album, Jay Z asked me what it was about. I said it was about the past year of my life, and that year was complicated. Jay Z said, ‘That’s the name of your album: Complicated.’”
The album ‘Last Year Was Complicated’ and Olivia Culpo: “With this one I made a real point to tell stories as honestly as I could. It became very clear what it was going to be about, after the breakup. I just dove in headfirst and wrote about all of it. I think it was the most meaningful relationship I’ve ever been in, and it was the longest.”
On having his romantic life in the public eye: “It definitely sucks. It sort of feels like, on top of dealing with the situation with the person, you have to be thinking about other people’s opinion about it, and without all the information.”
The attention his love life got when he was a teenager: “The fact that people were intrigued by a 14 – or 15-year-old’s relationships was strange to me. Now I think it makes a bit more sense. I think it’s kind of amusing, people’s interests. But it’s funny, because I think I live a pretty low-key life.”
He’s no longer religious, but has a strong sense of faith: “God is real to me.”
I think in Nick’s case, the claim of “gay baiting” is pretty unfair, as I said. He’s like the gay straight man from Sex & the City. He’s been exposed to gay people and gay culture for years and he enjoys it without passing judgment on anyone or anything. He is, in fact, a great LGBT ally. As for the rest of the interview… I do think that Olivia Culpo was his most significant relationship, and I think he’s still figuring out his life since the breakup.
The only thing I side-eyed here was this: “The fact that people were intrigued by a 14 – or 15-year-old’s relationships was strange to me.” Yeah, but… the Jonas Brothers made their romatic lives public fodder when they started going on and on about purity rings and waiting until marriage. That’s what I would say to any would-be tween and teen star: just don’t talk about it, even if you’re talking about how you aren’t having sex, because that invites the conversation/interest/creepiness.
Also, while I love Nick’s arms, his pit fur is making me sort of nauseous.
Photos courtesy of Out Magazine.
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