Reneé Rapp has credited a Hollywood show with helping her come out.
As the singer detailed in a recent interview, being a part of Mindy Kaling’s “The Sex Lives of College Girls” made it a smoother experience than if she had approached it differently.
Rapp’s reaffirmation of her lesbian identity comes as she speaks publicly about the traumatic experience when she was drugged and assaulted after being abandoned by her friends at a Los Angeles hotel.
‘College Girl Sex Life’ Helped Reneé Rapp Come Out Beyond Her Imagination
Since joining the entertainment industry in 2018, Rapp has become more candid about events in his life. He kept that momentum going during his latest chat with US media, where he opened up about how taking on the role of Leighton Murray, a posh student at Essex College in “Sex Lives,” helped him come out.
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In the first season of the teen comedy-drama television series, Leighton was in the closet until a pivotal moment with Pauline Chalamet’s character, where she tearfully admitted to being romantically involved with another woman.
Even though he’s acting, Rapp insists that the exit scene with Chalamet felt so authentic because of how emotionally accurate the moment was. In his words:
“I think it’s made it easier for me in a way that makes me angry, but I’m also very grateful. That [show] was the most parallel experience of my life, and I remember doing that particular exit scene and not acting at all. I just sobbed. I see that, and I don’t see character. I was like, ‘That’s me.’”
The “Mean Girls” star mentioned that in addition to helping her come out, playing the role of Leighton also boosted the confidence of those around her, which she may not have been sure about before. As he told Hollywood Reporter for the cover story:
“Look, this is good and bad. Being celebrated for coming out because of a TV show or celebrity or success or something is really cool because I think it forced a lot of people in my life and my family to have to accept me in a weird way, and in some twisted way, like, ‘D—n, we could have done it a long time ago without him being on a TV show.’”
Rapp Attacks In Los Angeles Caused Him To Cut Up Several People
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In the same conversation, Rapp also shared how being attacked helped shape him into the person he is today. After stating that he “still feels[s] like I’m getting over that feeling,” she said:
“I understand that it was a very traumatic experience that I do not remember at all. And it feels weird to talk because I don’t remember.”
Recalling the traumatic experience that occurred two years ago in a Los Angeles hotel, the “Not My Fault” singer revealed waking up “in a bathroom stall at The Beverly Hilton, lying on my back with blood in my pants” after being “left alone. on at that time for about seven hours.”
Although he has trouble remembering exactly what happened as a result of being drugged, the North Carolina native admits that he held his friends responsible for the incident, which prompted him to take drastic measures. He detailed:
“Recently I started being like, ‘Wait, the people who let this happen to me are annoying.’ I was recently like, ‘I actually don’t want to follow this person on Instagram anymore because they left me at the club to get drugs.’ God knows what happened to me.”
Although she only followed her now-ex-friend’s cutting on social media, the 24-year-old admitted that the whole event opened her eyes to something she had previously avoided. Rapp claims:
“I also think, in retrospect, I really struggled with my sexuality, and I was like, ‘OK, this boy is giving me validation, and this is a group of straight people.’ I know, but I don’t know to what extent, and I make a lot of excuses for it, but all my friends know. [They] like, ‘What the f— is going on? You realize you’ve been out every night, and today is Tuesday. That’s wild.’”
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