GAY FOR PAY? ACTORS JHARREL JEROME AND ASHTON SANDERS KISS FOR A MTV MOVIE AWARD!

According to the shade room.com Moonlight stars Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome won MTV's Best Kiss award at the MTV Movie Awards. _______________________________________________ The two actors were up against some of Hollywood's best TV and movie stars, including La La Land‘s Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling; Beauty and the Beast‘s Emma Watson and Dan Stevens; Empire‘s Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard; as well as Zac Efron and Anna Kendrick for Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates. _______________________________ 21-year-old Ashton and 19-year-old Jharrel took the stage to accept their award. _______________________________ “I really have to start with saying thank you to my parents,” said Jharrel. “I love y’all so much. But on a real note, I think it is safe to say that it is okay for us young performers, especially us minority performers, to step out of the box. It’s okay for us to step out of the box and do whatever it takes to tell the story and whatever it takes to make the change.” _______________________________ “This award is for that,” he added. “It’s for us artists who are out there, who need to do whatever it takes to get people to wake up.” _______________________________ Ashton also spoke about the significance of winning the award.