SNL: Alec Baldw Says There Have Been Many Closted Gay Cast Members – IndieWire

Contents:

• ALEC BALDW TALKS ABOUT HIS GAY KISS WH RSELL BRAND AT 'ROCK OF AG' PREMIERE
• ALEC BALDW TALKS ABOUT HIS GAY KISS WH RSELL BRAND AT ‘ROCK OF AG’ PREMIERE
• ‘SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’: ALEC BALDW SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY GAY MALE CAST MEMBERS — THEY JT WEREN’T OUT
• ALEC BALDW TALKS ABOUT HIS GAY KISS WH RSELL BRAND AT 'ROCK OF AG' PREMIERE
• ALEC'S GAY ROLE
• ALEC BALDW APOLOGIZ FOR ANTI-GAY SLUR

ALEC BALDW TALKS ABOUT HIS GAY KISS WH RSELL BRAND AT 'ROCK OF AG' PREMIERE

Warner Bros and New Le brought back the 1980s to Hollywood, throwg a rare Friday night premiere for Rock of Ag that saw Me De ins Poison and Def Leppard h a stage at the Cise steals the movie and stole a lot of the attentn on the Boulevard, but one scene that may get tongu waggg, pecially the current climate where gays rights are beg fought over by lawmakers, volv Alec Baldw and Rsell Brand ('s the stage mil, so 's not a spoiler), whose characters reveal their love to each other via the REO Speedwagon song "Can’t Fight This Feelg, " pped wh a passnate the after-party, between the rock acts, Baldw played down the signifince of the kiss sequence, scribg as done for edy and surprise.

”He add that he has spent a lot of time Europe, which seems more relaxed about gay issu. "For director Adam Shankman, the movie is ultimately about upl fdg love, not a statement about gay marraige.

ALEC BALDW TALKS ABOUT HIS GAY KISS WH RSELL BRAND AT ‘ROCK OF AG’ PREMIERE

Tom Cise steals the movie and stole a lot of the attentn on the Boulevard, but one scene that may get tongu waggg, pecially the current climate where gays rights are beg fought over by lawmakers, volv Alec Baldw and Rsell Brand (’s the stage mil, so ’s not a spoiler), whose characters reveal their love to each other via the REO Speedwagon song “Can’t Fight This Feelg, ” pped wh a passnate kiss. He add that he has spent a lot of time Europe, which seems more relaxed about gay issu.

For director Adam Shankman, the movie is ultimately about upl fdg love, not a statement about gay marraige.

‘SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’: ALEC BALDW SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY GAY MALE CAST MEMBERS — THEY JT WEREN’T OUT

The heated discsn surroundg “Saturday Night Live” and s cln (or lack thereof) of gay st members rag on, bee — of urse — Alec Baldw is Tweetg.

After edian Jam Adomian spoke to The Daily Beast regardg his belief that “Saturday Night Live” has an issue when to stg out gay men, “SNL’s” current signated Tmp impersonator tweeted a lk to the article wh the snarky ment, “My dream is to, one day, be as gifted, as brave, as all-knowg as @jamadomian. Well, Alec, n you intify a gay man he did hire?

ALEC BALDW TALKS ABOUT HIS GAY KISS WH RSELL BRAND AT 'ROCK OF AG' PREMIERE

Branum also asked Baldw if he uld intify an openly gay man that Lorne Michaels has hired (beyond the prevly noted Terry Sweeney — who wasn’t hired by Michaels — and John Milhiser), to which Baldw replied that he uld, but…. The fact that gay men get st on SNL when they stay closeted and play ball don’t make the show clive. But please say “Hi” to your secret gay iends for me!

ALEC'S GAY ROLE

Currently, the arguable star of “Saturday Night Live” is the openly gay Kate McKnon, but she’s the only LGBTQ member of the st at this pot. Alec Baldw is havg a drastic makeover - orr to play gay fashn.

gay kissg scene.

ALEC BALDW APOLOGIZ FOR ANTI-GAY SLUR

along and policis homosexualy.