Are We Hatin' On Plummer For Being Gay???
When Jonathan Plummer came out the closet during his marriage to Terry "Waiting To Exhale" McMillan, the fit hit the shan. Now that he's penned a pseudo-fictional novel, Balancing Act (Simon & Schuster), more drama in o7 seems to the theme between the warring former couple. And Marcus Books in Oakland, described by one customer as stocking books "by and about Black people everywhere," has allegedly jumped into the fray by refusing to stock his novel, which centers around a young man who falls in love with a wealthy older woman before revealing he's gay.
The book was loosely based on his relationship with his wealthy ex-wife, Terry McMillan, 55, and Plummer, 32, divorced in 2005, eventually settling for an undisclosed amount. McMillan appeared on a 2005 episode of Oprah, and bitterly explained that her relationship with Plummer went sour after he concealed the fact that he was living on the downlow. McMillan's relationship with Plummer reportedly inspired her to write 1996's How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
When Plummer announced his book deal earlier this year, all the negative attention seemed to work in his favor. Entertainment Weekly gushed over Act, claiming it was "so juicy, it sweats." But McMillan wasn't as enthused. The literary behemoth sued her ex for $40 million for attempting to tarnish her reputation. While the brotha has to make a living, it does seem like our girl got played big time and is still getting a raw deal. Or maybe it's just me.