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Harry Styles Addressed Those Queerbaiting Rumors by Kissing Ben Marshall During His ‘SNL’ Monologue

Harry Styles Addressed Those Queerbaiting Rumors by Kissing Ben Marshall During His ‘SNL’ Monologue
Harry Styles hosted and performed on Saturday Night Live on March 14. During his opening monologue, Harry addressed the rumors of him queerbaiting through his fashion and music. He gave the rumors a kiss off by kissing SNL cast member Ben Marshall on the lips. Harry Styles has officially won Saturday Night Live, and everyone else hosting this season might as well pack it in, because he possibly gave the most iconic monologue in the show’s history. During his opening monologue, the former One Direction star reflected on the past times he’s been on the show, as well as his tours in 2019 and in 2023. “Back then, people seemed to pay a lot of attention to the clothes I was wearing, something called queerbaiting,” he said. “And some people accused me of it, but did it ever occur to you that maybe you don’t know everything about me, Dad?” Harry then joked that he got the title of his album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally by putting a prompt into ChatGPT to “give me the most Italian phrase to ever exist.” “I mean, sometimes kissing can be great,” he continued. “You know, if you’re really good at it and you’re a good person.” At that point, several female members of SNL’s cast made passes at him, but when Ben Marshall approached, Harry said, “Or if you have a tight little bum!” before going in for a full kiss on the lips. “Now that’s queerbaiting!” See the moment in all its glory below: As a refresher, Harry has gone on the record and addressed criticisms of him queerbaiting for never publicly being with a man. “Sometimes people say, ‘You’ve only publicly been with women,’ and I don’t think I’ve publicly been with anyone. I’ve never talked about my life away from work publicly and found that it’s benefited me positively,” he said in an August 2022 interview with Rolling Stone. “There’s always going to be a version of a narrative, and I think I just decided I wasn’t going to spend the time trying to correct it or redirect it in some way. If someone takes a picture of you with someone, it doesn’t mean you’re choosing to have a public relationship or something.” Harry also told Better Homes & Gardens in April of that year that defining sexuality is an “outdated” concept: “It doesn’t matter, and it’s about not having to label everything, not having to clarify what boxes you’re checking.”
Source: Original Article • AI-enhanced version for clarity & Nigerian context

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