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• IAN MCKELLEN: HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY, YET MOVI GAY MEN DON’T EXIST
• IAN MCKELLEN: ‘HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY,’ ONLY RECENTLY ‘DISVERED THAT THERE WERE BLACK PEOPLE’
• HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY, SAYS IAN MCKELLAN, WHO WAS NIED ROL BEE OF HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN
• IAN MCKELLEN: HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY, YET GAY MEN DON'T EXIST MOVI
• HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY, YET GAY MEN DON'T EXIST MOVI: IAN MCKELLEN
• IAN MCKELLEN SAYS HALF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY, YET GAY MEN DON’T EXIST IN MOVI
• GANDALF (IAN MCKELLEN): ‘HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY’
• IS HOLLYWOOD 'GAY' ENOUGH?

IAN MCKELLEN: HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY, YET MOVI GAY MEN DON’T EXIST

Photograph: Lren Hurley/PAFilmThe veteran star rails agast stud reprentatn of mori, sayg ‘they only recently disvered that there were black people the world’Ian McKellen, who has for many years been the most famo openly gay movie star, has attacked Hollywood timidy pictg mori an terview wh Time Out, McKellen, 78, was asked about the ntroversy surroundg the cisn not to show the young Dumbledore as “explicly gay” the upg Fantastic Beasts and Where to Fd Them sequel. Gay men don’t exist.

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IAN MCKELLEN: ‘HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY,’ ONLY RECENTLY ‘DISVERED THAT THERE WERE BLACK PEOPLE’

Actor Ian McKellen says at least 50 percent of his Hollywood peers are gay. The Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) recently admonished Tseltown a report on LGBT reprentatn, but ments by Mr.

HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY, SAYS IAN MCKELLAN, WHO WAS NIED ROL BEE OF HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN

” he adpanned for a Time Out terview published Tuday when asked about the arth of gay characters blockbters. “[That film] was the begng of Hollywood admtg that there were gay people knockg around, even though half of Hollywood is gay, ” he said.

’ And I said, ‘I don’t have a fay, I’m gay. Gay men don’t exist, ” Ian McKellen said.

The 78-year-old actor, famo for his rol the Lord of the Rgs X-Men seri, is openly gay and has been an outspoken advote for LGBTQ rights. In an terview wh Time Out, McKellen was asked about the ntroversy surroundg the cisn not to show the young Dumbledore as “explicly gay” the upg Fantastic Beasts and Where to Fd Them sequel. Gay men don’t exist, ” McKellen replied.

IAN MCKELLEN: HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY, YET GAY MEN DON'T EXIST MOVI

The actor creded 1998 film Gods and Monsters, which he starred as director Jam Whale, as beg the “begng of Hollywood admtg that there were gay people knockg around, even though half of Hollywood is gay. ”McKellen, who revealed his sexualy publicly a BBC Rad terview 30 years ago, relled he was once nied a role bee he was a homosexual.

“I said, ‘I don’t have a fay, I’m gay’. The 78-year-old actor, famo for his rol 'Lord of the Rgs' seri and the 'X-Men' anchise, is openly gay and has been an outspoken advote for LGBTQ rights. In an terview, McKellen was asked about the ntroversy surroundg the cisn not to show the young Dumbledore as 'explicly gay' the upg 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Fd Them' sequel.

Gay men don't exist, " McKellen replied. The actor creded 1998 film 'Gods and Monsters', which he starred as director Jam Whale, as beg the 'begng of Hollywood admtg that there were gay people knockg around, even though half of Hollywood is gay. " McKellen, who revealed his sexualy publicly an terview 30 years ago, relled he was once nied a role bee he was a homosexual.

HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY, YET GAY MEN DON'T EXIST MOVI: IAN MCKELLEN

"I said, 'I don't have a fay, I'm gay'. The 78-year-old actor, famo for his rol "Lord of the Rgs" seri and the "X-Men" anchise, is openly gay and has been an outspoken advote for LGBTQ rights. In an terview wh Time Out, McKellen was asked about the ntroversy surroundg the cisn not to show the young Dumbledore as "explicly gay" the upg "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Fd Them" sequel.

The actor creded 1998 film "Gods and Monsters", which he starred as director Jam Whale, as beg the "begng of Hollywood admtg that there were gay people knockg around, even though half of Hollywood is gay. " McKellen, who revealed his sexualy publicly a BBC Rad terview 30 years ago, relled he was once nied a role bee he was a homosexual. Thanks to the shownners drivg thentic stori, filmmakers buckg s-old heteronormative paradigms, actors embolned to live more hontly and platforms bankrollg so much of , beg gay, queer, transgenr or any other other has never been more wily embraced the entertament s gural Pri issue, The Hollywood Reporter homed on the talent and makers helpg boost visibily and creatg opportuni for members of the extend LGBTQ muny.

IAN MCKELLEN SAYS HALF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY, YET GAY MEN DON’T EXIST IN MOVI

His directorial work on Love, Simon marked the first major stud movie to center on a gay teen romance.

GANDALF (IAN MCKELLEN): ‘HALF OF HOLLYWOOD IS GAY’

After more than a of Watch What Happens Live Wh Andy Cohen, where he beme the first openly gay host Amerin late night, Bravo's exec turned talent tackl all kds of media (SiriXM show Rad Andy, multiple books), while upliftg and advotg for the LGBTQ muny. I'LL FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S LGBTQ REPRESENTATION WHEN "As much reprentatn as there is, there are very few big gay love stori.

IS HOLLYWOOD 'GAY' ENOUGH?

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