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• MATT SMH DEFENDS BEG A STRAIGHT MAN PLAYG A GAY ROLE IN ‘MAPPLETHORPE’ BPIC
• ‘MAPPLETHORPE’: MATT SMH DEFENDS PLAYG A GAY MAN PHOTOGRAPHER BPIC
• MATT SMH DEFENDS HIS RIGHT TO PLAY A GAY MAN “MAPPLETHORPE” BPIC“WHERE DO STOP?”{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 BRANDON VOSSFEBARY 24, 2019/3:11 {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:3600PX;WIDTH:2400PX;}PL BOOGE/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: MATT SMH ATTENDS SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS WH THE CEMA SOCIETY HOST A SPECIAL SCREENG OF "MAPPLETHORPE" AT CEPOLIS CHELSEA ON FEBARY 14, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY PL BOOGE/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAG)BY BRANDON VOSSFEBARY 24, 2019 / 3:11 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MATT SMH DEFENDS HIS RIGHT TO PLAY A GAY MAN “MAPPLETHORPE” BPIC","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-02-24T20:11:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-02-24T20:11:04.000+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":"BRANDON VOSS","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;}MATT SMH (DOCTOR WHO, THE CROWN) HEADL THE UPG BPIC MAPPLETHORPE AS FLUENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHER ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, WHO DIED 1989 OM AIDS-RELATED {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;}MAPPLETHORPE NOTORLY CHALLENGED THE ART WORLD THE ’70S AND ’80S, SNDALIZG POLIL NSERVATIV WH HIS STRIKG IMAG OF THE NAKED MALE BODY AND S&M {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;}JOED BY MAPPLETHORPE PRODUCER ELIZA DHKU LAST WEEK DURG A Q&A AT NEW YORK'S 92ND STREET Y, SMH ADDRSED THE QUTN OF WHETHER THE PROVOTIVE GAY PHOTOGRAPHER SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYED BY A GAY ACTOR, INDIEWIRE {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 THK YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATN, OR YOUR SEX AND YOUR CHOIC OUTSI OF WORK, SHOULDN’T FLUENCE— EHER WAY, POSIVE OR NEGATIVE—WHAT HAPPENS,” SMH REPLIED. “SO, TO ME, DON’T MATTER IF YOU’RE GAY OR STRAIGHT. THAT HAS NO BEARG ON WHETHER YOU SHOULD GET THE PART.”{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;} .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;}{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;}“WHERE DO STOP?” THE 36-YEAR-OLD BRISH ACTOR NTUED. “LIKE, DO WE THEN SAY, DO WE APPLY THAT LOGIC TO GOG, ‘OKAY, I’VE GOT A PART, AND ’S PLAYG A BROTHER, AND HE’S ADDICTED TO HERO.’ DO WE THEN GO TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE ONLY TAKEN HERO?”{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’S AN IMPORTANT DISCSN,” DHKU ADD. SMH AGREED, SAYG, “IT’S GOOD THAT ’S BEG HAD.”{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 ARGUMENTS ABOUT WHETHER ACTORS SHOULD ONLY PLAY ROL ALIGNG WH THEIR OWN GENR OR SEXUAL INTY HAVE BEE MORE HEATED FOLLOWG THE NTROVERSIAL STG OF STRAIGHT CISGENR ACTORS SUCH AS SRLETT JOHANSSON AS A TRANS MAN  THE FILM RUB & TUG AND JACK WHEHALL AS A MPY GAY CHARACTER  DISNEY’S LIVE-ACTN JUNGLE {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;}MEANWHILE, RAMI MALEK, MELISSA MCCARTHY, RICHARD E. GRANT, AND OLIVIA COLMAN ARE AMONG THE STRAIGHT ACTORS NOMATED FOR OSRS THIS YEAR FOR PLAYG LGBTQ ROL.MAPPLETHORPE/SAMUEL {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;}GUY PEARCE, WHO PLAYED A DRAG QUEEN  THE ADVENTUR OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DERT, RECENTLY SAID “’S DANGERO” TO ST ACTORS BASED ON SEXUALY OR GENR. OUT LOOKG ACTOR RSELL TOVEY SIARLY ARGUED, “IF YOU’RE AN ACTOR, YOU’RE AN ACTOR.”{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;}DARREN CRISS OF THE ASSASSATN OF GIANNI VERSACE AND GLEE FAME, ON THE OTHER HAND, ANNOUNCED DECEMBER THAT HE "WON’T BE ANOTHER STRAIGHT BOY TAKG A GAY MAN’S ROLE."{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;}MAPPLETHORPE, DIRECTED BY ONDI TIMONER, BUTED EARLIER THIS YEAR AT THE TRIBE FILM {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 FILM EXPLOR MAPPLETHORPE’S LIFE OM MOMENTS BEFORE HE AND PATTI SMH MOVED TO THE FAMED CHELSEA HOTEL, HOME TO A WORLD OF BOHEMIAN CHIC," ACRDG TO AN OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS OM SAMUEL GOLDWYN. "MAPPLETHORPE’S WORK DISPLAYED EROTICISM A WAY THAT HAD NEVER BEEN EXAMED NOR DISPLAYED BEFORE TO THE PUBLIC. THE FILM EXPLOR THE TERSECTN OF HIS ART AND HIS SEXUALY ALONG WH HIS STGGLE FOR MASTREAM REGNN."{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;} .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;}{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;}"IN CHURCH I FOUND GOD," SMH'S MAPPLETHORPE SAYS THE TRAILER, WHICH SHOWS HIM BED WH OUT -STAR JOHN BENJAM HICKEY. "AND THEN POLAROID LED ME STRAIGHT TO THE VIL."{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;}"JT VTIGATG THAT MOMENT TIME, CERTALY MA ME REFLECT ON BEG A HOMOSEXUAL THE ’70S NEW YORK AND THE WAY THEY WERE TREATED FOR A DISEASE THAT WAS PLETELY MISUNRSTOOD," SMH TOLD EW. "HE DIED SO YOUNG AND IF HE WERE AROUND NOW, THEN HE’D LIVE OUT THE WHOLE OF HIS LIFE AND STILL BE A BRILLIANT, PROLIFIC ARTIST I’M SURE."{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 FILM ALSO STARS MARIANNE RENDóN, MARK MOS, CAROLYN MCCORMICK, BRIAN STOK MCHELL, BRANDON SKLENAR, MCKLEY BELCHER III, AND KERRY {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;}MAPPLETHORPE IS THEATERS MARCH {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:56.49999999999999%;} .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;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• IS MATT SMH GAY? HOE OF THE DRAGON FANS CAN'T HELP ASK THIS QUTN!
• MATT SMH FENDS PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER 'MAPPLETHORPE'

MATT SMH DEFENDS BEG A STRAIGHT MAN PLAYG A GAY ROLE IN ‘MAPPLETHORPE’ BPIC

Get ready to see more of Matt Smh -- and Robert actor om The Crown portrayed the inic gay photographer the 2018 bpic Mapplethorpe, directed by Ondi Timoner (Dig!

The issue of straight actors portrayg gay characters ntu to be ntroversial Hollywood, wh heterosexual actors such as Darren Criss — who has played gay rol “Glee” and “The Assassatn of Gianni Versace: Amerin Crime Story” — clarg he will no longer take away a role that should be played by an openly gay actor.

‘MAPPLETHORPE’: MATT SMH DEFENDS PLAYG A GAY MAN PHOTOGRAPHER BPIC

So, to me, don’t matter if you’re gay or straight.

MATT SMH DEFENDS HIS RIGHT TO PLAY A GAY MAN “MAPPLETHORPE” BPIC“WHERE DO STOP?”{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 BRANDON VOSSFEBARY 24, 2019/3:11 {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:3600PX;WIDTH:2400PX;}PL BOOGE/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: MATT SMH ATTENDS SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS WH THE CEMA SOCIETY HOST A SPECIAL SCREENG OF "MAPPLETHORPE" AT CEPOLIS CHELSEA ON FEBARY 14, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY PL BOOGE/PATRICK MCMULLAN VIA GETTY IMAG)BY BRANDON VOSSFEBARY 24, 2019 / 3:11 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MATT SMH DEFENDS HIS RIGHT TO PLAY A GAY MAN “MAPPLETHORPE” BPIC","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-02-24T20:11:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-02-24T20:11:04.000+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":"BRANDON VOSS","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;}MATT SMH (DOCTOR WHO, THE CROWN) HEADL THE UPG BPIC MAPPLETHORPE AS FLUENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHER ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE, WHO DIED 1989 OM AIDS-RELATED {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;}MAPPLETHORPE NOTORLY CHALLENGED THE ART WORLD THE ’70S AND ’80S, SNDALIZG POLIL NSERVATIV WH HIS STRIKG IMAG OF THE NAKED MALE BODY AND S&M {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;}JOED BY MAPPLETHORPE PRODUCER ELIZA DHKU LAST WEEK DURG A Q&A AT NEW YORK'S 92ND STREET Y, SMH ADDRSED THE QUTN OF WHETHER THE PROVOTIVE GAY PHOTOGRAPHER SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYED BY A GAY ACTOR, INDIEWIRE {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 THK YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATN, OR YOUR SEX AND YOUR CHOIC OUTSI OF WORK, SHOULDN’T FLUENCE— EHER WAY, POSIVE OR NEGATIVE—WHAT HAPPENS,” SMH REPLIED. “SO, TO ME, DON’T MATTER IF YOU’RE GAY OR STRAIGHT. THAT HAS NO BEARG ON WHETHER YOU SHOULD GET THE PART.”{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;} .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;}{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;}“WHERE DO STOP?” THE 36-YEAR-OLD BRISH ACTOR NTUED. “LIKE, DO WE THEN SAY, DO WE APPLY THAT LOGIC TO GOG, ‘OKAY, I’VE GOT A PART, AND ’S PLAYG A BROTHER, AND HE’S ADDICTED TO HERO.’ DO WE THEN GO TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE ONLY TAKEN HERO?”{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’S AN IMPORTANT DISCSN,” DHKU ADD. SMH AGREED, SAYG, “IT’S GOOD THAT ’S BEG HAD.”{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 ARGUMENTS ABOUT WHETHER ACTORS SHOULD ONLY PLAY ROL ALIGNG WH THEIR OWN GENR OR SEXUAL INTY HAVE BEE MORE HEATED FOLLOWG THE NTROVERSIAL STG OF STRAIGHT CISGENR ACTORS SUCH AS SRLETT JOHANSSON AS A TRANS MAN  THE FILM RUB & TUG AND JACK WHEHALL AS A MPY GAY CHARACTER  DISNEY’S LIVE-ACTN JUNGLE {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;}MEANWHILE, RAMI MALEK, MELISSA MCCARTHY, RICHARD E. GRANT, AND OLIVIA COLMAN ARE AMONG THE STRAIGHT ACTORS NOMATED FOR OSRS THIS YEAR FOR PLAYG LGBTQ ROL.MAPPLETHORPE/SAMUEL {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;}GUY PEARCE, WHO PLAYED A DRAG QUEEN  THE ADVENTUR OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DERT, RECENTLY SAID “’S DANGERO” TO ST ACTORS BASED ON SEXUALY OR GENR. OUT LOOKG ACTOR RSELL TOVEY SIARLY ARGUED, “IF YOU’RE AN ACTOR, YOU’RE AN ACTOR.”{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;}DARREN CRISS OF THE ASSASSATN OF GIANNI VERSACE AND GLEE FAME, ON THE OTHER HAND, ANNOUNCED DECEMBER THAT HE "WON’T BE ANOTHER STRAIGHT BOY TAKG A GAY MAN’S ROLE."{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;}MAPPLETHORPE, DIRECTED BY ONDI TIMONER, BUTED EARLIER THIS YEAR AT THE TRIBE FILM {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 FILM EXPLOR MAPPLETHORPE’S LIFE OM MOMENTS BEFORE HE AND PATTI SMH MOVED TO THE FAMED CHELSEA HOTEL, HOME TO A WORLD OF BOHEMIAN CHIC," ACRDG TO AN OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS OM SAMUEL GOLDWYN. "MAPPLETHORPE’S WORK DISPLAYED EROTICISM A WAY THAT HAD NEVER BEEN EXAMED NOR DISPLAYED BEFORE TO THE PUBLIC. THE FILM EXPLOR THE TERSECTN OF HIS ART AND HIS SEXUALY ALONG WH HIS STGGLE FOR MASTREAM REGNN."{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;} .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;}{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;}"IN CHURCH I FOUND GOD," SMH'S MAPPLETHORPE SAYS THE TRAILER, WHICH SHOWS HIM BED WH OUT -STAR JOHN BENJAM HICKEY. 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"HE DIED SO YOUNG AND IF HE WERE AROUND NOW, THEN HE’D LIVE OUT THE WHOLE OF HIS LIFE AND STILL BE A BRILLIANT, PROLIFIC ARTIST I’M SURE."{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 FILM ALSO STARS MARIANNE RENDóN, MARK MOS, CAROLYN MCCORMICK, BRIAN STOK MCHELL, BRANDON SKLENAR, MCKLEY BELCHER III, AND KERRY {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;}MAPPLETHORPE IS THEATERS MARCH {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:56.49999999999999%;} .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;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

” for playg a woman of Che scent, Srlett Johansson opted not to star “Rub & Tug” followg backlash over her playg a transgenr man, and “The Assassatn of Gianni Versace” star Darren Criss has vowed to no longer play gay men. ” The actor was joed by producer Eliza Dhku to discs the bpic on Valente’s Day, eventually addrsg the qutn of whether the homosexual photographer should have been played by a gay man.

“So, to me, don’t matter if you’re gay or straight. Mapplethorpe notorly challenged the art world the ’70s and ’80s, sndalizg polil nservativ wh his strikg imag of the naked male body and S&M by Mapplethorpe producer Eliza Dhku last week durg a Q&A at New York's 92nd Street Y, Smh addrsed the qutn of whether the provotive gay photographer should have been played by a gay actor, IndieWire reports. ”The arguments about whether actors should only play rol aligng wh their own genr or sexual inty have bee more heated followg the ntroversial stg of straight cisgenr actors such as Srlett Johansson as a trans man  the film Rub & Tug and Jack Whehall as a mpy gay character  Disney’s live-actn Jungle Cise.

”Darren Criss of The Assassatn of Gianni Versace and Glee fame, on the other hand, announced December that he "won’t be another straight boy takg a gay man’s role. ""Jt vtigatg that moment time, certaly ma me reflect on beg a homosexual the ’70s New York and the way they were treated for a disease that was pletely misunrstood, " Smh told EW. On Sep 22, 2022 @ 14:04 GMT-0500Matt Smh, the st of HBO's Hoe of the Dragon, has been speculated of beg gay as he has prevly played the character of a gay man multiple movi.

IS MATT SMH GAY? HOE OF THE DRAGON FANS CAN'T HELP ASK THIS QUTN!

Recently, Matt Smh, the Mapplethorpe star, has been qutned about his sexualy bee of a prev film sequence which he played a gay character and kissed a male -star.

MATT SMH FENDS PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER 'MAPPLETHORPE'

As a rult, many dividuals have speculated if he is straight or gay. Likewise, we discsed Sonoya Mizuno’s parents and Fabien Frankel's wife, and his Smh Reportedly Isn’t Gay as He Has a Long History Wh Women: Do the Hoe of the Dragon Cast Have a Girliend 2022?