TERRENCE HOWARD - HOWARD: `THERE WILL NEVER BE A GAY RAPPER'

Actor TERRENCE HOWARD fears there will never be an openly gay rapper - because African-Americans would refuse to accept such a performer. The Oscar nominee, who played a pimp-turned-rapper in hit film HUSTLE + FLOW, admits he's appalled by the homophobic, misogynistic culture of rap and hip-hop, but even he has had to come to terms with homosexuals. The actor says, "Do I agree with homosexuality? No, I'm a bible based young man. But I know the bible also speaks about homosexuality with liars, adulterers, thieves. I've lied, I've cheated on my wife, I've stolen so how can I judge somebody for something that's mentioned in the same exact scripture? "I believe we're all sinners. We're all trying to make it but our hip-hop community are a bunch of hypocrites right now."