Jonathan Groff said a new HBO Max documentary that he was "ashamed of who he was" before g out as gay 2008.
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JONATHAN GROFF SAYS HIS 'SPRG AWAKENG' CHARACTER GAVE HIM THE STRENGTH TO E OUT AS GAY
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