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Myles Truitt (born February 1, 2002) is an American actor best known for his breakout role as Eli Solinski in Kin. He also plays Ant in Queen Sugar and Issa Williams on Black Lightning. Myles Truitt became interested in acting at the age of 11. He made his debut as young Ronnie DeVoe in The New Edition Story. He continued acting in minor roles on television until he made his big screen debut in Kin. Truitt felt the role was personal to him stating, "Before I saw the script, I saw the short film...and knowing the story behind it, and how Eli created himself, I knew I wanted the role because I connected with Eli." He appeared on Atlanta as Devin, a boy who experiences bullying. He won the role of Ant on Queen Sugar and appeared in Black Lightning as Issa Williams. Truitt was unfamiliar with the comic book character, but became interested upon appearing in the series.
Myles Truitt
Marcus Thornton
for Marcus Thornton in Gossip Girl: Damage Control
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Season two begins immediately after the season one finale's archive drop. The social order is in chaos. Lily and Henry's friendship is strained by the reveal of his mentorship program (which Lily sees as social work, which Lily's mother views as beneath their station). Jack has publicly come out as gay after Gossip Girl's post went viral and received unexpectedly positive support from the LGBTQ+ community and several unexpected allies. Amara's scholarship is reviewed after Gossip Girl reveals that her parents paid for SAT tutoring (perfectly legal, but in the context of the elite world, a serious breach of propriety). Marcus and Henry's relationship is exposed and becomes a media spectacle that neither wanted. The season tracks the aftermath of digital exposure as these teens learn that apologies don't erase posts, that context gets lost in viralisation, and that real consequences follow digital scandal. Meanwhile, new Gossip Girl posts begin targeting the adults who created this world — Serena, Blair, Chuck, Dan, and even Nate find themselves under digital scrutiny, forcing them to acknowledge that their kids' world is simply an evolution of the one they created.
