Singer-actor Nick Jonas on Friday
denied he's a “gay cock tease.”
The 23-year-old Jonas currently plays a
gay MMA fighter on the DirectTV drama Kingdom and a gay frat
boy on Fox's Scream Queens,
which has led to questions about his sexuality.
In an
interview with gay blog Queerty,
Jonas was asked why he and Demi Lovato decided to cancel shows in
North Carolina over a law that targets the LGBT community.
(Related:
Nick
Jonas, Demi Lovato cancel North Carolina shows over “hateful”
anti-gay law.)
“You know, it’s
a tough situation overall, and I think for Demi and I it was just
about doing our best to try and make a decision that made a firm
statement, but also took into consideration the fact that this would
be very disappointing for our fans that were looking forward to the
show,” Jonas answered. “But sometimes you have to make these
tough choices in order to hopefully see a change. We can only kind of
humble ourselves and try to do our part, but hopefully we’ll see
some good out of this very unfortunate situation.”
Jonas was also
asked about James Franco's recent admission that he's a “little
gay.”
(Related:
James
Franco: Yeah, I'm a little gay.)
“James
Franco recently said he's a bit of a 'gay cock tease.' Do you think
some people could apply that label to you?” Queerty
asked.
“No,
I don’t think so,” Jonas
answered. “I’ve been pretty clear with my heart and my
nature of just wanting to be as supportive of my gay fans as they’ve
been of me. So there’s definitely not any cock teasing going on.
[Laughs] If anything I hope I can be a real ally for the LGBT
community and I’m thrilled to be in a spot where I feel like
there’s a lot of mutual love and respect.”