Is Gattouz0 gay? Adult star says 'I was avoiding truth' on livestream as fans connect his surprise confession to the Jakipz controversy

Gattouz0 has sent social media into overdrive after telling viewers, “I’m officially gay,” during a recent livestream Q&A. The adult star, whose real name is Youssef Khelil, was responding to questions from his chat when he repeatedly asked, “Chat, am I gay?” before giving the surprising answer himself. He then said his earlier videos with women were a way of “avoiding the truth”, leaving viewers wondering if they had just watched Gattouz come out.


The reaction has been especially intense because of what Gattouz said earlier this year. In June, he described himself as “fully straight” during an appearance on the Pillow Talk podcast. Now, fans are comparing the two statements, while some are also asking whether his latest comments were connected to the controversy surrounding fellow adult creator Jakipz.

The viral moment comes from a longer Q&A livestream on Gattouz’s YouTube channel. At around the 35 minute mark, he repeatedly asks his viewers, “Chat, am I gay?” before saying, “I’m officially gay.” He follows that by saying his videos with women were “for avoiding the truth” and that his “real sexual orientation” is gay.

That is why many viewers have taken the statement seriously. Gattouz did not merely hint at being attracted to men or make a vague comment about sexuality. At the same time, the clip comes from an ongoing livestream rather than a separate announcement, and the full exchange does not establish whether he intended it as a formal coming out statement.


Gattouz’s latest comments are difficult to ignore because they are so different from what he said in June. During his Pillow Talk appearance on June 2, the host asked him whether he was “fully straight” and “not gay at all”, and Gattouz replied, “No, I’m fully straight.” He also said at the time that he was not interested in doing male on male adult content.

That old clip has now resurfaced alongside the livestream. Some viewers are asking what changed between June and September, while others point out that people can change how they understand or describe their sexuality. For now, Gattouz has not publicly explained the apparent shift in any detailed follow up statement.

Just days before the Gattouz clip spread, Canadian adult creator Jake Andrich, better known as Jakipz, was facing major backlash over comments about the LGBTQ community. During a livestream, Andrich was asked whether he supported LGBTQ people and answered, “Not in particular”, triggering criticism from viewers and other creators.

The controversy became even bigger after Andrich’s TikTok account was banned. He later defended himself, saying the viral footage had been “edited and chopped up to death”, while also saying he does not care about a person’s religion, ethnicity, gender or sexuality. Andrich also said, “I enjoy both genders myself,” as he tried to add context to the comments that had caused the backlash.


A widely shared post about the Gattouz clip literally framed it as “Gattouz ends Jakipz and announces he’s gay”, which encouraged people to read the livestream as a possible response to the controversy. The timing has certainly made that interpretation tempting, particularly for viewers who saw Gattouz’s statement as a show of support for the LGBTQ community.

However, there is no evidence in the livestream itself that Gattouz was talking about Jakipz. The connection comes from the viral social media framing and the fact that the two stories appeared almost back to back. So while some fans believe Gattouz may have been making a statement in response to the Jakipz backlash, presenting that as the reason he called himself gay would go beyond what has actually been confirmed.

The reaction to Gattouz has been all over the place. Some viewers are celebrating what they believe is his coming out, while others are questioning whether the livestream was simply banter with his chat. The debate has also become tangled up with the Jakipz story, with users turning the situation into jokes, memes and theories about the two creators.

Reddit reactions show just how divided viewers are. One user wrote, “It would be a dream come true if he did,” while another pushed back with, “No, he didn't. That is fake news.” Other commenters even questioned whether the clip was genuine, showing how quickly uncertainty around the original moment has grown online.


The more cautious reaction is that Gattouz’s own words should be taken seriously, but the internet should not fill in details he has not provided. His statement is real, as is his previous “fully straight” comment, but the reason for the change and whether he intended the livestream to be a formal announcement remain unclear. The Jakipz theory is therefore best understood as fan speculation rather than a confirmed explanation.

Based on the latest livestream, Gattouz did say that he is gay. He called himself “officially gay”, said his earlier videos with women were about “avoiding the truth” and described gay as his “real sexual orientation”. Those comments are enough to explain why so many viewers are treating the clip as a coming out moment.

What remains unanswered is whether this was intended as a definitive public announcement or an unscripted moment during a livestream. His earlier comments make the change notable, while the timing of the Jakipz controversy has given fans another possible explanation for why the moment went viral. Until Gattouz clarifies it himself, the safest reading is simple: he said he is officially gay, but nobody outside Gattouz can say for certain what prompted the statement or whether it was meant as a formal coming out.