Billy Eichner admitted that he doesn't know Queen Latifah, but that didn't stop him from being critical of the popular hip hop star and actress.

 

A few years ago on his show Billy on the Street he played a game called "Queen Latifah or Brave Person." In other words, he didn't think there was anything brave about Queen Latifah at all.

 

His issue? She was a lesbian who refused to come out of the closet.

 

"It’s not like I was intending to completely obliterate Queen Latifah,’ Eichner said this week. "I think Queen Latifah is very talented. I’m sure she’s lovely. But there is one aspect of her life I find frustrating and a tad backward. That was what that game was about, and I was more than happy to put that on the air because I think that is a statement that needs to be made."

 

"I do take for granted, probably, the fact that I grew up in New York City, one of the most liberal places on earth, with bleeding-heart, liberal parents who took me to see Rent and Terrence McNally plays from a very young age," Eichner continued. "So my view of this whole topic is skewed, because I am one of the lucky ones.