This previous summer season, MTV2’s Wild ‘N Out star Jason Lee turned heads when he kissed unsuspecting castmate Bobby Lytes throughout a rap battle. The present’s solely brazenly homosexual forged member, Lee can also be editor-in-chief of city leisure information vacation spot Hollywood Unlocked.
“There’s a lot of power in the pen, you know, and there were a lot of stories being written about friends of mine that I thought weren’t true or that weren’t really written the right way, so I figured, well why don’t I create a platform where I can jump in the arena and write what I see and what I know,” Lee tells Billboard.
The enterprise has grown to a multi-platform community since its 2015 launch, with its widespread podcast Hollywood Unlocked [Uncensored] drawing movie star visitors like Cardi B and Floyd Mayweather. As the model grows, Lee goals to launch a music pageant in 2020.
We turned the tables on the media mogul and quizzed him on all the pieces from the primary album he purchased (trace: he was dwelling in a fabric world) to his largest responsible pleasure.
Spirit animal: I’m a Leo, so I simply have a tendency to actually consider that I do reside and act like a lion. I’d prefer to rule all the pieces, I’d prefer to be the chief, and , if any individual fucks with me, I positively know how one can take them out.
Song I affiliate with popping out: The tune I feel that I associated to probably the most is Frank Ocean’s “Bad Religion.” That was the primary tune that I can keep in mind I felt informed my story, and felt like I may connect with. I used to be truly actually emotional listening to that tune; it was a very, it had quite a lot of influence on me.
Color of my aura: I do not actually know, however I’m sitting in my condominium that is midway Tiffany blue, so as an example Tiffany blue as a result of that is the colour of Hollywood Unlocked.
First album I purchased: You know, one of many earliest albums I keep in mind having — and I used to be born in 1977, so one of many first albums I keep in mind having was Madonna, Like A Virgin tape. It was a cassette, so… I do not even know if I knew what a virgin was at the moment, however I beloved that tune.
Hidden expertise: My hidden expertise is that I’m a very rattling good karaoke singer. [My go-to song] might be Bell Biv Devoe’s “Poison,” it might be “Hello” by Lionel Richie, I may even offer you Eric Clapton’s “Old Love.” I attempt to be a little bit numerous. I’m not gonna get on stage and sing professionally, however I can do karaoke very well.
First movie star crush: I am unable to actually do not forget that I crushed on anyone, however who I’ve been considering is admittedly hot-looking now’s Ricky Martin. I’m so mad that he is engaged. I wanna discover a solution to his wedding ceremony, I wanna be a plus-one at his wedding ceremony so I can object.
Guilty pleasure: I really like watching Golden Girls. To know me personally is to not be like, “yo, he watches the Golden Girls?” But I can actually watch each episode after which watch it over once more. I ‘m simply hooked on how shady they’re.
First live performance: Man, I’ve been to so many reveals. I can keep in mind going to see Brandy on the county truthful once I was very younger. Wait, matter of reality, it was Queen Latifah in 1994.
Favorite cartoon character: I used to be an enormous fan of Bugs Bunny. I used to be mad that Looney Tunes stopped working. I’m an old-school cartoon head, so all the brand new stuff — Pikachus and all that sort of shit — I am unable to even get into that. That shit simply drives me loopy.
Biggest insecurity: My largest insecurity is, I feel, the considered having success with out having the ability to fulfill my goal and having the affect to do good, which is what I’m utilizing my platform to do.
