‘True Blood’ Season 7 News: Nelsan Ellis Says He’s ‘Over’ Luke Grimes After HBO Exit [VIDEO]
True Blood's Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) is set to find love again in the second part of Season 7. The character just had his first love scene with new interest James (Nathan Parsons) last Sunday night. Ellis is now opening up about his character's final episodes and why he's "so over" James' ex-portrayer Luke Grimes.
Nathan Parsons Speaks Out On James-Lafayette Love Scene
"I'm a very lucky actor, because this is my second love interest," Ellis told Vulture on Monday."We deal with certain fans of that, and we have good chemistry, and we throw everything into it. I can't say enough about Nathan."
Parsons replaced Grimes as James after Grimes left the role last season. Buzzfeed previously reported that a source told the site, "Grimes objected to the first few scripts he received, once it became clear that his character would become romantically involved with Lafayette." The source continued to say that Grimes didn't want to any same-sex kissing or sex scenes and the writers were "unwilling to change the scripts on his behalf."
Grimes did not address this rumor, just telling the site he had other projects he was working on, including Fifty Shades of Grey. Ellis tried not to say anything about Grimes exit, but couldn't hide his feelings. "I'm just... I'm over him," the actor said. "You quit your job because you don't want to play a gay part? As if it's ... You know what? I'm going to stop talking."
Ellis continued to say that if you're on True Blood you should be "open" to anything.
