Is Matt Damon Gay? Actor Speaks Out About Rumors

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• I'M GAY. I APPLD MATT DAMON FOR BEG A BETTER PERSON | OPN
• BRAD PT, LEONARDO DICAPR AND MATT DAMON TURNED DOWN GAY LOVE STORY 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA'
• IS MATT DAMON GAY? ACTOR SPEAKS OUT ABOUT RUMORS
• 'BEHD THE CANLABRA,' LIBERACE MOVIE WH MICHAEL DOUGLAS AND MATT DAMON, DEEMED 'TOO GAY' BY STUDS: DIRECTOR
• H ME WH AN OAR, DAD! THE 5 GAYT MOMENTS “THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY”MATT DAMON'S YELLOW SPEEDO WAS MY "RG OF KEYS."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 12, 2019/2:35 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:800PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}MIRAMAXBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 12, 2019 / 2:35 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"H ME WH AN OAR, DAD! THE 5 GAYT MOMENTS “THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY”","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-12-12T19:35:59.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-12-12T19:35:59.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TODAY MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, AND YOU N BET THAT 20 YEARS AGO TODAY I WAS STG A DARK THEATER BEG CREASGLY OBSSED WH A SEXY SERIAL KILLER NAMED TOM RIPLEY, PLAYED BY MATT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE I HAD LOVED GOOD WILL HUNTG AND SHAKPEARE LOVE PREV YEARS, HAVG DAMON, GWYH PALTROW, AND JU LAW THE SAME MOVIE—PL PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN AND CATE BLANCHETT—FELT TOO GOOD TO BE TE. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY WAS TLY THE AVENGERS OF THE MIRAMAX CEMATIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I ALSO HAD THE SCREENPLAY AND THE SOUNDTRACK—ON PACT DISC! IF STREAMG SERVIC EXISTED THE '90S, THEN DAMON'S "MY FUNNY VALENTE" WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY BEEN THE MOST-PLAYED SONG ON MY 1999 SPOTIFY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PATRICIA HIGHSMH, THOR OF THE RIPLEY BOOK SERI, EVENTUALLY HAD ANOTHER ONE OF HER GREAT WORKS ADAPTED TO A FILM CLASSIC: 2015'S CAROL. THE RIPLEY SERI IS NOW BEG ADAPTED FOR THE SMALL SCREEN, WH ANDREW STT, A.K.A. FLEABAG'S HOT PRIT, STARRG AS THE MURRO TLE CHARACTER. (IF YOU, LIKE ME, WERE ALIVE THE '90S, 'S SAFE TO SAY YOUR SEXY SOCPATH OF CHOICE WILL ALWAYS BE DAMON'S TOM.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE YOUTHS THE DAYS ARE TELLG THEIR CSH TO "STEP ON MY NECK," BUT TOM RIPLEY WAS THE ORIGAL ONSCREEN HEARTTHROB WE BEGGED TO JURE . "H ME WH AN OAR, DAD!" I WOULD HAVE YELLED AT THE BIG SCREEN IF THIS INIC ANCHISE HAD BEEN THEATERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THAT NOTE, WE'VE ROUND UP THE FIVE GAYT SCEN OM THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, NO PARTICULAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MATT DAMON SPORTG A YELLOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAMON WALKG UP ON AN ITALIAN BEACH WEARG NOTHG BUT A YELLOW SWIM BRIEF IS A "RG OF KEYS" MOMENT FOR SURE. THIS BRIGHT LTLE THG YELLED "GAY RIGHTS!" RIGHT OUR FAC. IT BETTER BE HANGG SOME PLA HOLLYWOOD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUB-A-DUB-DUB, JU LAW A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT TOOK A NAKED LAW TO FALLY MAKE CHS TERTG. YOU N CUT THE SEXUAL TENSN BETWEEN DICKIE AND TOM WH A KNIFE THIS SCENE, BUT ISN'T UNTIL TOM MAK THE BOLD SUGGTN OF HOPPG THE BATH WH HIM THAT DICKIE THKS THGS HAVE GONE TOO FAR. SO HE STEPS OUT OF THE TUB FULLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"H ME WH AN OAR, DAD!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TOM FALLY NFS HIS LOVE FOR DICKIE WHILE THE TWO ARE ON A ROWBOAT THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN. AFTER DICKIE LLS TOM A "LEECH" AND "BORG," TOM PROCEEDS TO PUMMEL HIM WH AN OAR AND KILL HIM. WE'VE HAD WORSE GRDR DAT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVERYTHG ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IS SO OVER-THE-TOP AS FREDDIE, DICKIE'S BTIE, THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO STAN. THE AMY DIDN'T THK SO, SCE LAW WAS THE RIPLEY ACTOR NOMATED FOR AN OSR, BUT FREDDIE'S FLAMBOYANT LIMP-WRIST FLIPS AT LEAST SERVED A GLAAD MEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE END OF THE FILM TOM MOV ON TO A NEW CSH, PETER (JACK DAVENPORT), BUT AFTER PETER BEGS TO ASK TOO MANY QUTNS ABOUT TOM'S INTY, TOM WAST NO TIME STRANGLG HIM TO ATH. WE FEEL BAD FOR PETER, BUT BEG STRANGLED WH A SRF YOUR OWN PERSONAL B ON A BOAT IS SUCH A WAY TO GO!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• AFTER UPROAR, MATT DAMON TRI TO CLARIFY COMMENTS ON ANTI-GAY SLUR

I'M GAY. I APPLD MATT DAMON FOR BEG A BETTER PERSON | OPN

"That was my recurrg thought as I saw the unfoldg furor over Matt Damon's recent terview wh the Tim which the actor admted he'd only recently stopped g a slur to refer to gay people. "The word that my dghter lls the 'f-slur for a homosexual' was monly ed when I was a kid, wh a different applitn, " the actor said, explag that he recently ma a joke g the slur. The tweets were fast and fur: "If Matt Damon's g homophobic slurs at the dner table 2021, you n't tell me he's not g racist slurs too.

As a person who was equently tnted for beg gay as a kid growg up Appalachia, who was himself lled the "f-slur" too many tim to unt, you might be surprised to learn that I dissent. Instead of admirg the is grace of changg one's md and givg up hurtful language, the social jtice mob dragged Damon over the proverbial als, sperate to e this as evince of his Damon is not homophobic.

I remember sperately tryg to expla to my straight male iends—who had been my iends for years, who had stood by me through thick and th, and had even fend me om homophobia—why the word bothered me so much. Like Matt Damon, they weren't homophobic, eher.

BRAD PT, LEONARDO DICAPR AND MATT DAMON TURNED DOWN GAY LOVE STORY 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA'

And if Damon had doubled down on the homophobic slur after his dghter cricized him, if he had gotten fensive and relcrant, there would be ample room for that is not what happened. If we on the Left, cludg those of the gay muny, are ser about makg social progrs and broang acceptance and cln for LGBT people, Matt Damon should be ld, not lambasted. "If Matt Damon’s g homophobic slurs at the dner table 2021, you n’t tell me he’s not g racist slurs too.

IS MATT DAMON GAY? ACTOR SPEAKS OUT ABOUT RUMORS

"Brokeback Mounta" won three Osrs 2006, was robbed of the award for bt picture (by "Crash") and earned nomatns for s young stars Heath Ledger and Jake before Ang Lee took over as director of the film, G Van Sant had the job as he toiled unsuccsfully, tryg to pull "Brokeback Mounta" Sant told IndieWire his project stalled bee he uldn't get major, A-list actors like Brad Pt, Leonardo DiCapr and Matt Damon to star as gay lovers the drama. To csa agast bullyg after his son is tormented high school for beg gay.

'BEHD THE CANLABRA,' LIBERACE MOVIE WH MICHAEL DOUGLAS AND MATT DAMON, DEEMED 'TOO GAY' BY STUDS: DIRECTOR

Two gay teens kiss. Ugly ments about gays. You see some Drag Queens at a gay barYou n see my full review on my Movie Review Mom YouTube channel.

Matt Damon has at last spoken out about old mors that he and his actor pal Ben Affleck have had a gay star of the "Bourne" movi was the foc of speculatn early his reer, the "Good Will Huntg" days, that he and Affleck had a romantic relatnship, but they seem to have died down recent a new terview wh Playboy magaze, Damon -- who has been married to Luciana Barroso for seven years -- speaks to those mors, addrsg why he never dignified them wh a nial:“I never nied those mors bee I was offend and didn’t want to offend my iends who were gay, ” the actor told Playboy, “as if beg gay were some kd of f--kg disease.

H ME WH AN OAR, DAD! THE 5 GAYT MOMENTS “THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY”MATT DAMON'S YELLOW SPEEDO WAS MY "RG OF KEYS."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 12, 2019/2:35 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:800PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}MIRAMAXBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHDECEMBER 12, 2019 / 2:35 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"H ME WH AN OAR, DAD! THE 5 GAYT MOMENTS “THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY”","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-12-12T19:35:59.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-12-12T19:35:59.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TODAY MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, AND YOU N BET THAT 20 YEARS AGO TODAY I WAS STG A DARK THEATER BEG CREASGLY OBSSED WH A SEXY SERIAL KILLER NAMED TOM RIPLEY, PLAYED BY MATT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE I HAD LOVED GOOD WILL HUNTG AND SHAKPEARE LOVE PREV YEARS, HAVG DAMON, GWYH PALTROW, AND JU LAW THE SAME MOVIE—PL PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN AND CATE BLANCHETT—FELT TOO GOOD TO BE TE. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY WAS TLY THE AVENGERS OF THE MIRAMAX CEMATIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I ALSO HAD THE SCREENPLAY AND THE SOUNDTRACK—ON PACT DISC! IF STREAMG SERVIC EXISTED THE '90S, THEN DAMON'S "MY FUNNY VALENTE" WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY BEEN THE MOST-PLAYED SONG ON MY 1999 SPOTIFY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PATRICIA HIGHSMH, THOR OF THE RIPLEY BOOK SERI, EVENTUALLY HAD ANOTHER ONE OF HER GREAT WORKS ADAPTED TO A FILM CLASSIC: 2015'S CAROL. THE RIPLEY SERI IS NOW BEG ADAPTED FOR THE SMALL SCREEN, WH ANDREW STT, A.K.A. FLEABAG'S HOT PRIT, STARRG AS THE MURRO TLE CHARACTER. (IF YOU, LIKE ME, WERE ALIVE THE '90S, 'S SAFE TO SAY YOUR SEXY SOCPATH OF CHOICE WILL ALWAYS BE DAMON'S TOM.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE YOUTHS THE DAYS ARE TELLG THEIR CSH TO "STEP ON MY NECK," BUT TOM RIPLEY WAS THE ORIGAL ONSCREEN HEARTTHROB WE BEGGED TO JURE . "H ME WH AN OAR, DAD!" I WOULD HAVE YELLED AT THE BIG SCREEN IF THIS INIC ANCHISE HAD BEEN THEATERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THAT NOTE, WE'VE ROUND UP THE FIVE GAYT SCEN OM THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, NO PARTICULAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MATT DAMON SPORTG A YELLOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAMON WALKG UP ON AN ITALIAN BEACH WEARG NOTHG BUT A YELLOW SWIM BRIEF IS A "RG OF KEYS" MOMENT FOR SURE. THIS BRIGHT LTLE THG YELLED "GAY RIGHTS!" RIGHT OUR FAC. IT BETTER BE HANGG SOME PLA HOLLYWOOD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUB-A-DUB-DUB, JU LAW A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT TOOK A NAKED LAW TO FALLY MAKE CHS TERTG. YOU N CUT THE SEXUAL TENSN BETWEEN DICKIE AND TOM WH A KNIFE THIS SCENE, BUT ISN'T UNTIL TOM MAK THE BOLD SUGGTN OF HOPPG THE BATH WH HIM THAT DICKIE THKS THGS HAVE GONE TOO FAR. SO HE STEPS OUT OF THE TUB FULLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"H ME WH AN OAR, DAD!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TOM FALLY NFS HIS LOVE FOR DICKIE WHILE THE TWO ARE ON A ROWBOAT THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN. AFTER DICKIE LLS TOM A "LEECH" AND "BORG," TOM PROCEEDS TO PUMMEL HIM WH AN OAR AND KILL HIM. WE'VE HAD WORSE GRDR DAT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVERYTHG ABOUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN IS SO OVER-THE-TOP AS FREDDIE, DICKIE'S BTIE, THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO STAN. THE AMY DIDN'T THK SO, SCE LAW WAS THE RIPLEY ACTOR NOMATED FOR AN OSR, BUT FREDDIE'S FLAMBOYANT LIMP-WRIST FLIPS AT LEAST SERVED A GLAAD MEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE END OF THE FILM TOM MOV ON TO A NEW CSH, PETER (JACK DAVENPORT), BUT AFTER PETER BEGS TO ASK TOO MANY QUTNS ABOUT TOM'S INTY, TOM WAST NO TIME STRANGLG HIM TO ATH. WE FEEL BAD FOR PETER, BUT BEG STRANGLED WH A SRF YOUR OWN PERSONAL B ON A BOAT IS SUCH A WAY TO GO!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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AFTER UPROAR, MATT DAMON TRI TO CLARIFY COMMENTS ON ANTI-GAY SLUR

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