He later meets Lucas again and finds him to be "smooth, charismatic, and charming," and his wife even brings goodies to the film crew. Dean also says that Lucas runs with a circle of high-level superstar down low types. Every day, Sandy says, Lucas' friend "Kareem, a leading sitcom actor," visits his trailer, where they go inside and-everyone believes-have sex.However, there were already many rumors swirling about his sexuality, and even though he married, it was hard for him to shake those pesky gay rumors." In Hollywood, he is considered a golden boy and very bankable. No matter what film project he was attached to it was bound to be a box office smash. "The lead was "Lucas," who is a megastar. Dean's friend Sandy is working on a film with some major stars in it.The two are obviously a gay couple, which surprises Dean, although he says there has been much speculation about "Junior.".The other dark-skinned actor, "Fritz," has been in a few movies and has starred in a popular television drama." He never married, but has a couple of children with a girlfriend. One of the actors, "Junior," is a tall, muscular, brown-skinned brother who got his start in television and is known for his comedic roles in films. Both men are young and very attractive and have starred in some comedic and dramatic films. They didn't notice us because the club was dark. "There were two male celebrity actors standing a few feet in front of us. Dean is at Keenen Ivory Wayans' birthday party.It's basically an extended tease from a man who was deeply ensconced in the "down low" culture.Īnd now, today's highlights-there are lots of gay scenes with anonymous people in this book, but these are the ones that seem to involve the most famous subjects:
Nor is it intended to be, judging by the porny quote selected for the book jacket. He socializes with a wide range of people from movies, television, and the random parts of the LA celebrity-industrial complex, as well as people from the music industry.įinally, it's clear that this book is not a work of great literature. He goes to college and moves to LA to break into the entertainment business. It starts off with Dean's life story-poverty, molestation, a heroin-addicted prostitute mother.
It should also be noted that this book is not just about hip hop. But he does like to tell salacious stories about people using pseudonyms, while giving enough identifiable details about them that it's certainly possible to make some very good educated guesses at their identities.
Barring some unforeseen surprises later in the book, he's not going to do that. When word of this book first got around, plenty of people hoped that Dean would just out some famous rappers outright, by name. "Who's the gay rapper?" It's been a parlor game in hip hop for years.
Today, an overview of what the book is and isn't, and then some of what you've been waiting for: three TV actors, a famous rapper, and a "megastar," anonymously outed. Dean has already proven himself eager to trot out blind items about male celebrities he says he's hooked up with, and the book doesn't disappoint in that regard. Yesterday, I finally received my advance copy of Hiding in Hip Hop, former closeted entertainment industry gadfly (pictured) Terrance Dean's much-hyped autobiography about all of the gays that are, well, hiding in hip hop.