An Out exec is staying in.
One of the organizers for a party honoring Neil Patrick Harris’ Out magazine cover was forced to pull out of the bash at Nebula in New York City after finding out he has Monkeypox and COVID.
Michael Kelley, a co-owner of EqualPride, the company that acquired LGBTQ publications Out Magazine and the Advocate earlier this year, told Page Six he was looking forward to hopping on a plane to New York to fete their coverboy until he was dealt a double whammy: a Monkeypox (MPV) diagnosis and two positive COVID-19 tests.
“I was disappointed and devastated to not be able to go to the premiere and celebrate [Out’s] 30th-anniversary cover,” Kelley told us.
After he started itching and noticed matching spots on separate body parts on Monday, Kelley said he knew he “had to make the right decision to immediately isolate.”
Kelley launched an MPV 101 series on EqualPride’s platforms including Out to spread awareness about the virus. mdknewyork/InstagramHe also “accidentally discovered” his COVID diagnosis while testing for Monkeypox. He says he’s now testing negative for COVID, “I got a vaccine for [Monkeypox} on July 8.”
“I’m a product of science. I have minimal symptoms because of vaccines and antivirals,” he said.
Kelley added that they’re launching a series called “MPV 101” on the websites for Out, the Advocate and Pride to spread awareness about the virus.
Harris was celebrated for his most recent cover on Out magazine.Variety via Getty ImagesMeanwhile, at the party, George Wayne, Darren Starr and Harris’s “Uncoupled” co-star Tisha Campbell all showed up at the Times Square nightclub to celebrate.
A spy told us Wayne approached Starr and asked for a cameo in the second season of “Sex and the City” reboot, “And Just Like That” because he claimed “he introduced [“Sex and the City” author] Candace Bushnell to the inspiration for Mr. Big in real life, hence creating Darren’s show,” the spy said.
The bash also dubbed as the official premiere party for Harris’ new Netflix show “Uncoupled.”Variety via Getty ImagesWe’ll look out for that cameo when it happens.
We hear Harris was one of the last to leave the club.
