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Contents:
- WILL AND GRACE STAR CONFIRMS HE’S GAY
- 'I WOULDN'T GET THIS ROLE TODAY': WILL & GRACE'S STRAIGHT 'GAY' STAR
- ‘WILL & GRACE’ FANS ARE STILL UNSURE IF ERIC MCCORMACK IS GAY REAL LIFE
WILL AND GRACE STAR CONFIRMS HE’S GAY
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'I WOULDN'T GET THIS ROLE TODAY': WILL & GRACE'S STRAIGHT 'GAY' STAR
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Will (Eric McCormack) and Jack (Sean Hay) were gay, and Karen (Megan Mullally) turned out to be bisexual. And there had been gay characters on Amerin ss for 30 almost all those gay characters were supportg players.
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‘WILL & GRACE’ FANS ARE STILL UNSURE IF ERIC MCCORMACK IS GAY REAL LIFE
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