Harry Styles has hit back at comedian Ben Marshall’s claims that he was “queerbaiting” by kissing him during his monologue on “Saturday Night Live.”
“At the time, people seemed to pay a lot of attention to the clothes I was wearing, and some accused me of what they called ‘queerbaiting,'” the former One Direction singer said of the allegations. Queerbaiting is defined as exploiting queer aesthetics without acknowledging that someone is LGBTQ+.
“But have you ever thought that? Dad, you don’t know everything about me!” he added.
Stiles, 32, said he is “very boring” and that because he’s a celebrity, “people pretend they think[his hobbies]are interesting.”
“It’s better than the alternative,” the pop star joked as the infamous paparazzi snaps of the former Prince Andrew, who was released from prison last month for his relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, appeared on screen.
Styles said he was “delighted” to be back at work on his new album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
While comedian Chloe Fineman appeared behind Watermelon Sugar, he said, “What’s better than kissing all the time? Actually, we don’t, but we don’t kiss all the time,” before walking away disappointed.
As comedian Sarah Sherman appeared and left, Styles added, “Sometimes kissing is great.” “If you’re really good and a nice person.”
“Or if your ass is tight,” the “Late Night Talking” crooner continued as Marshall, 30, took the stage.
After the comedian and Styles joked about Marshall’s “wagon over there,” they turned to each other and kissed each other on the lips.
“That’s queerbaiting,” the three-time Grammy winner said, rolling his eyes.
In 2022, Styles slammed claims of “queerbaiting” after fans noticed he had only publicly dated women, including Oliva Wilde, Taylor Swift, and now Zoe Kravitz.
“I don’t think I’ve ever dated anyone publicly,” he told Rolling Stone at the time. “If someone takes a photo with you, that doesn’t mean you’re choosing to have a public relationship or anything like that.”
