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Contents:
- WHY THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA IS A GAY CULTURAL TOUCHSTONE
- STANLEY TUCCI SAYS HE HAS 'DIFFICULTY' WH ARGUMENT THAT GAY CHARACTERS SHOULD ONLY BE PLAYED BY LGBTQ ACTORS
- STANLEY TUCCI IS PRETTY FE WH STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
- STANLEY TUCCI: IT’S ‘FE’ FOR STRAIGHT ACTORS TO PLAY GAY, ‘THAT’S THE WHOLE POT’
- STANLEY TUCCI DEFENDS STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS: “YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO PLAY DIFFERENT PEOPLE”
WHY THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA IS A GAY CULTURAL TOUCHSTONE
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STANLEY TUCCI SAYS HE HAS 'DIFFICULTY' WH ARGUMENT THAT GAY CHARACTERS SHOULD ONLY BE PLAYED BY LGBTQ ACTORS
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STANLEY TUCCI IS PRETTY FE WH STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
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STANLEY TUCCI: IT’S ‘FE’ FOR STRAIGHT ACTORS TO PLAY GAY, ‘THAT’S THE WHOLE POT’
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STANLEY TUCCI DEFENDS STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS: “YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO PLAY DIFFERENT PEOPLE”
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