Actor Tituss Burgess urges UGA grads to 'get these terrorists out of office.'
It's not often that an actor uses the spotlight of a late-night comedy show to deliver an impromptu commencement speech for University of Georgia students. But that's exactly what Tituss Burgess, an Athens native and UGA graduate, did over the weekend.
Burgess, who was on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote the latest season of his Netflix comedy, was asked about his appeal to be the school's graduation speaker to slam Georgia's "religious liberty" legislation . Burgess then offered a taste of what his graduation address would look like:
Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed the legislation two weeks ago, though advocates vow to bring back a different version next year. Don't expect Burgess to address UGA graduates any time soon. The Red & Black, UGA's independent student newspaper, reports that Ryan Seacrest will headline the spring celebration.
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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.
