Rosie O'Donnell: My 'Now and Then' Character Was Supposed to Be Gay

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‘NOW AND THEN’: ROSIE O’DONNELL PORTRAYED ROBERTA MART AS A LBIAN EVEN THOUGH PRODUCTN ‘REMOVED A LOT OF THE GAY STUFF’

It wasn’t that long ago that gettg to play a gay character was a rary, but now that such portrayals are gag mastream acceptance, there are many more pth-filled and meangful on-screen reprentatns. Rosie O’Donnell, who has been openly out as a lbian sce 2002, is reflectg back on prr rol and how she often tried to brg nuance to the projects she worked on by portrayg her characters as gay — even if most of didn’t make past the edg room.

ROSIE O'DONNELL SAYS HER 'NOW AND THEN' CHARACTER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GAY BUT STUD NIXED IT

It was only months after the 9/11 attacks the cy, and O’Donnell rells feelg like was important to make sure her inty as a gay person was known the wake of such a tragic cint: “I went to a edy club and I was dog stand-up and I’m like, ‘I’m gay. Listen, 9/11 happened, I’m gay.

I’m tellg you all, I’m gay. In se the buildgs blow up aga, I’m so, so gay, ’ you know?

EXCLUSIVE: ROSIE O'DONNELL'S CHARACTER 'NOW AND THEN' WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GAY - HERE'S WHY IT WAS CHANGED

Rosie O’Donnell rells playg characters as gay spe phback. O’Donnell believ that her character, Doris, was gay. She rells Penny Marshall — the director for the film — tellg her to do aga bee “’s not a gay thg.

Though her character was not explicly shown to be gay the film, O’Donnell still believ that was a part of her inty.

‘Now and Then’ cut out Rosie O’Donnell’s portrayal of Roberta as gay.

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Rosie O'Donnell: My 'Now and Then' Character Was Supposed to Be Gay .

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