The actress opened up about her sexuality in a new interview.

King RichardstarAunjanue Ellisis ready to fully live her truth.

Because, as Ellis explained, “Nobody asked.”

Aunjanue Ellis attends the National Board of Review annual awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on March 15, 2022 in New York City.

‘King Richard’ star Aunjanue Ellis has revealed she’s bisexual.Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic

“I’m very clear about being bisexual.

“There is an assumption made of me a presumption made of me.

Is it because I’m a Black woman from Mississippi?

Is it because I’m older?

“This is who I am.”

“I said, ‘This is how I’m supposed to feel.

This is what I’ve been waiting to feel my entire life.'”

“It is not a blemish on who we are.

It is the wonderful scope of our humanity as Black folks in this country.

It is something that I am insisting on, in what I bring into the world creatively.”

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