Hollywood Is Homophobic, Star Says

Other gay actors afraid to come out, Cumming contends
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted May 2, 2008 3:15 PM CDT
Hollywood Is Homophobic, Star Says
Actor Alan Cumming arrives at the 8th annual Conde Nast Traveler Hot List Party at Mansion, on Thursday, April 17, 2008, in New York.    (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

Hollywood is filled with closeted gay actors—and off-balance media coverage and Hollywood homophobia are keeping them there, says actor Alan Cumming. “I don't think the people that go see films care that much,” the X-Men 2 star told the BBC. “The media make it more of a deal and it’s made into controversy.” Cumming, who is openly gay, thinks Hollywood is an especially anti-gay place. "Definitely." (More gays stories.)

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