Billy
Porter
won’t
be
striking
a
pose
on
the
Metropolitan
Museum
of
Art’s
steps
this
year.
The
Cinderella
actor
shared
that
he’s
sitting
out
the
2024
Met
Gala in
order
to grieve
the death of
his
mother,
who
died
in
February.
“I
just
lost
my
mom,”
Billy
exclusively
told
E!
News
on
the
red
carpet
for
the
TIME100
Gala
April
25. “I
have
to
take
care
of
myself,
so
I’m
doing
that.
And
that
means
not
going
to
the
party
sometimes.”
Quipping
that “daddy’s
tired,”
he
added, “I
can’t
do
everything.” (For
more with
Billy,
tune
into
E!
News
tonight,
April
25,
at
11
p.m.)
And
while
the
Pose
alum
may not
make
it
to fashion’s
biggest
night,
he’s
certainly
been
making
strides when
it
comes
to
promoting
his
latest
album,
2023’s
Black
Mona
Lisa.
“I
am
on
the
tour
circuit
right
now,”
Billy
explained, “doing
lots
of
prides
and
music
festivals,
going
on
tour
of
the
U.K.
So,
I’m
slowly
trying
to
build
that
part
of
my
audience.”
Celebrity Fails
