Tank Addresses Gay Rumours: "Making Up Shit To Support Your Claims Won't Make Me Gay"

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Have you tuned into Tank's episode of "Drink Champs" yet?

Following A$AP Rocky's appearance on Drink Champs, R&B vocalist Tank was put in the hot seat across from Noreaga and DJ EFN. Some of the highlights from the 46-year-old's episode included him giving R. Kelly his flowers for his impact on the music industry as well as choosing Tory Lanez over The Weeknd for "overall artistry."

Elsewhere during the interview, Tank shared his opinion that there's a disdain for the LGBTQ+ community within the Black community; despite this, he shows love to everyone in his audience, and clarified that he "would entertain whether it's a bunch of girls in the front row or a bunch of guys."

Tank Addresses Gay Rumours: "Making Up Shit To Support Your Claims Won't Make Me Gay"
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Now that Tank's Drink Champs appearance has been available for a few days, more and more opinions have been popping up online, including some from people who seem to think that the father of five is hiding something about his own sexuality.

"Nothing's secure about a man that refuses to come out of the closet," an Instagram user wrote, speculating that Tank might be gay, or bisexual. "Why lie?" the "When We" singer replied.


"As you can see by these comments, the hate will never stop. The divide will continue as long as people lack love and understanding," he continued in another comment. "You calling me gay or making up shit to support your gay claims about me won't make me gay."

Tank also confirmed that the hate and rumours he's hit with won't stop him from supporting and showing love to the LGBTQ+ community. "Keep my name in your mouth cause that only makes me more legendary! Love always wins!" he concluded.


Check out the Sex, Love & Pain hitmaker's full stint on Drink Champs below, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.


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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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