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Shep Smith Finally Comes Out

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Fox News anchor Shepard Smith has finally come out and discussed his sexuality.

Smith explained in a speech at his alma mater, the University of Mississippi, that he didn’t start “living my truth” until a little less than ten years ago, as he solely focused on his career rather than his personal life. But he typically stayed clear from discussions about his sexuality.

“A. You’re going to hell for it. B. You’ll never have any friends again. C. What are you going to tell your family? And by the way, you’re on television on the craziest conservative network on Earth,” Smith quipped. “That will probably put you in front of a brick wall. Of course none of that was true, but that’s how it felt.”

Smith did eventually confide with some of his close friends about his sexuality; he eventually admitted he was gay inadvertently in an interview with The Huffington Post, as Smith was asked by the far-left news outlet if former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes had ever abused him. Smith replied, “No. He was always good to me.”

“When I told the truth, I guess it was considered that I outed myself,” Smith said. “I didn’t even think about it, because I didn’t think I was in.”

He added that Ailes “was as nice as he could be to me. I loved him like a father.”

“I trusted him with my career and with – I trusted him and trusts were betrayed,” Smith said.

Smith said that he doesn’t really think about his sexuality too much since he simply goes to work and then goes “home to the man I’m in love with,” suggesting that he’s currently in a relationship.

The Fox News anchor also discussed his career in journalism and breaking stereotypes.

It has long been rumored that Smith has been gay, as Washington Blade editor Kevin Naff claims that he outed Smith 11 years ago. Gawker also spread rumors that Smith was gay, including a claim in 2014 that Ailes prevented Smith from coming out publicly, which Smith has vehemently denied.

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