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December 3, 2008 1:59:13 AM CST



Hollywood Is Homophobic, Star Says

Posted May 2, 08 3:15 PM CDT in Gossip Arts & Living 

(Newser) – 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."

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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)
Actor Alan Cumming arrives at the 35th International Emmy Awards Monday, Nov. 19, 2007 in New York.   (AP Photo/Gary He)
Actor Alan Cumming attends a Cinema Society screening of "The Bank Job" at the Bryant Park Hotel, Monday, March 3, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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