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Nuray Bulbul

'I was that lesbian' Julia Fox comes out via viral TikTok video

Julia Fox has used a TikTok video to be open about her sexuality.

The Italian-American actress responded to a TikTok video on Monday posted by user @emgwaciedawgie, who said: “I love when I see a lesbian with their boyfriend. It’s like ‘Aww, you hate that man. You literally hate him.’”

Fox, 34, stitched the video with her response: “Hey, that was me. I was that lesbian. So sorry, boys. Won't happen again.”

@juliafox

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The original poster wrote in the comments: “Did i just facilitate julia fox coming out... ily queen.”

Fans praised Fox after her admission.

One person said on her page: “Been waiting on this one.”

Another said: “This makes my heart so happy.”

A third said: “The "won't happen again" was so perfect and so final.”

One psychic fan admitted: “After reading ur book I immediately knew queen.”

Fox was married to Peter Artemiev from 2018 to 2020. The pair share a three-year-old son Valentino.

She also dated American rapper Kanye West for more than two years.

It’s not the first time Fox has opened up about her sexuality.

“I have some gay bone [in my body] and I need to explore that a little bit more,” she told Ziwe in 2022.

Julia Fox dated Kanye West for more than two years (Getty Images For Kenzo)

“Like, maybe my ex-boyfriends weren’t wrong when they were calling me a lesbian and complaining that I never wanted to have sex with them.”

Although Fox hasn't publicly appeared with a new romantic partner since West, she has admitted to being celibate for more than two years.

In September 2023, Fox told the New York Times she didn’t write about sex with West in her memoir Down the Drain because "there wasn't any”.

She clarified that they were not on bad terms.

"Y'all would love if I was soooo upset! The media would love to paint a picture of me a sad lonely woman crying on a plane by myself but it's NOT TRUE!! Why not see me for what I am which is a #1 hustler,” Fox said in a statement that has since been removed, which the Pop Crave X (formerly known as Twitter) account reposted.

"I came up yall lol and not only that but Kanye and I are on good terms! I have love for him but I wasn't in love w the man Jesus Christ what do u guys think I am 12 years old?!"

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