For those of you that watch Fox News, you are well aware that anchor Shepard Smith is no friend to conservatives. Smith routinely touts liberal talking points, such as when he criticized then-Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal for daring to utter the phrase “all lives matter.”
In other instances, Smith has viciously attacked President Donald J. Trump, calling his routine criticisms of CNN “dangerous” and accused then-candidate Trump as someone who “trades in racism.” Smith also has been known to push the conspiracy theory Trump is a puppet of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
While it’s no secret that Smith is a liberal, there has been one secret about the Fox News host that many people didn’t know: Shepard Smith is gay and lives with his boyfriend.
Fox News’ Shepard Smith on coming to terms with his sexuality: “I didn’t out myself; I was never in” https://t.co/fHfeWBVvZp
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From The Daily Mail:
‘I don’t think about it. It’s not a thing,’ said Smith according to The Clarion-Ledger. ‘I go to work. I manage a lot of people. I cover the news. I deal with holy hell around me. I go home to the man I’m in love with.’
He also spoke about the October interview with Huffington Post in which he publicly reveled that he was a gay man. ‘Someone asked me if [former Fox News CEO] Roger Ailes had been abusive to me, and I said, “No. He was always good to me,’ and that was the truth,”‘ said Smith.
‘And when I told the truth, I guess it was considered that I outed myself. I didn’t even think about it, because I didn’t think I was in.’ Smith also revealed his initial fears about coming out as gay.’ 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,’ said Smith.
‘That will probably put you in front of a brick wall. Of course none of that was true, but that’s how it felt.’ He said that instead of focusing on his sexuality he instead threw himself into his work. ‘Nobody was going to outwork me, and no one did,’ said Smith. ‘My bosses were really so astounded. They were like, “How can you do this?”‘ He later added: ‘At one point, they were like,”You have to sleep. You can’t continue to stay up.”‘
For years, Fox viewers have speculated that Smith was gay. While Smith insists that his sexuality was never an obstacle within the company, one has to wonder if he kept quiet because of Fox News’ traditionally conservative audience. Given his liberal political views, Smith is one of Fox News’ most controversial anchors, and him opening up about his sexuality may have further damaged his already weak reputation among the viewers of Fox.
Does Shepard Smith coming out as gay change your opinion of him? Were you ever a fan of him or were his liberal views too much for you to tolerate? Share your thoughts below!