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• GOSSIP GIRL'S PENN BADGLEY DICS HIS CHARACTER'S {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;}TVBY LYLE MASAKIOCTOBER 18, 2007/9:31 AMBY LYLE MASAKIOCTOBER 18, 2007 / 9:31 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GOSSIP GIRL'S PENN BADGLEY DICS HIS CHARACTER'S SEXUALY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-10-18T13:31:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-10-18T13:31:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}ONE OF THE NEW TV SERI ON MY WATCH LIST IS THE CW'S GOSSIP GIRL. WHILE THE PILOT HAD NO GAY CHARACTERS, THE BOOK SERI THAT SPIRED THE SERI HAS SOME GAY STORI LATER S N, CLUDG BLAIR'S GAY DAD (WHO WILL BE APPEARG ON THE SHOW SOON), THE SEXUALLY AMBIGUO VILLA CHUCK AND A GAY RELATNSHIP FOR LEAD GUY, DAN HUMPHRI (PLAYED BY PENN BADGLEY). {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;}TH, A RECENT TERVIEW WH E! ONLE NDUCTED WH BADGLEY UGHT MY ATTENTN. WHILE 'S A BRIEF TERVIEW, 'S ALSO THE FIRST TIME I SAW A MAJOR MEDIA OUTLET ASK IF THE TV VERSN OF DAN MIGHT FOLLOW THE PATH OF HIS LERARY SPIRATN. BADGLEY'S RPONSE:{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;}"YEAH, I THK HE’S STRAIGHT-UP GAY THE BOOKS. BUT I DON’T THK WORK TV REALLY HAS THE BALLS TO MAKE ONE OF THEIR [TEENAGE] SERI REGULARS GAY. LET'S SAY THE SHOW BUILDS UP TO BEE A BIG H, THEN I THK THEY'D MAYBE EXPLORE YEAR THREE OR FOUR. IT WOULD BE AN TERTG THG TO DO. IT ULD BRG A WHOLE DIFFERENT MOGRAPHIC."{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;}AS I UNRSTAND (AND FEEL EE TO RRECT ME, GOSSIP GIRL FANS, WIKIPEDIA TELLS ME ONLY SO MUCH), DAN DON'T GET A BOYIEND UNTIL LATE THE BOOK SERI, WH THE TENTH BOOK, WOULD I LIE TO YOU, SO PUTTG OFF FOR THE THIRD OR FOURTH SEASON WOULD MATCH THE {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;}OVERALL, THOUGH, I FOUND BADGLEY'S MENTS ENURAGG. EARLIER THE TERVIEW, HE MENTS THAT THE SHOW DON'T FEEL OBLIGED TO FOLLOW THE NOVELS TOO CLOSELY AND I WAS HAPPY HE DIDN'T REPEAT THAT VIEW AS ROUNDABOUT WAY OF SAYG THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THAT ASPECT OF HIS CHARACTER TO BE EXPLORED. WE'LL HAVE TO WA AND SEE HOW GO. BUT NSIRG THAT GOSSIP GIRL IS THE FIRST NEW SHOW OF THE SEASON TO GET A FULL-SEASON PICKUP, I EXPECT THE SERI WILL LAST LONG {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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• NO, PENN BADGLEY IS NOT GAY, INSTEAD HE IS MARRIED TO DOMO KIRKE- KIDS AND FAY
• IS PENN BADGLEY GAY?

GOSSIP GIRL'S PENN BADGLEY DICS HIS CHARACTER'S {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;}TVBY LYLE MASAKIOCTOBER 18, 2007/9:31 AMBY LYLE MASAKIOCTOBER 18, 2007 / 9:31 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GOSSIP GIRL'S PENN BADGLEY DICS HIS CHARACTER'S SEXUALY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-10-18T13:31:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-10-18T13:31:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"LYLE MASAKI","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{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;}ONE OF THE NEW TV SERI ON MY WATCH LIST IS THE CW'S GOSSIP GIRL. WHILE THE PILOT HAD NO GAY CHARACTERS, THE BOOK SERI THAT SPIRED THE SERI HAS SOME GAY STORI LATER S N, CLUDG BLAIR'S GAY DAD (WHO WILL BE APPEARG ON THE SHOW SOON), THE SEXUALLY AMBIGUO VILLA CHUCK AND A GAY RELATNSHIP FOR LEAD GUY, DAN HUMPHRI (PLAYED BY PENN BADGLEY). {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;}TH, A RECENT TERVIEW WH E! ONLE NDUCTED WH BADGLEY UGHT MY ATTENTN. WHILE 'S A BRIEF TERVIEW, 'S ALSO THE FIRST TIME I SAW A MAJOR MEDIA OUTLET ASK IF THE TV VERSN OF DAN MIGHT FOLLOW THE PATH OF HIS LERARY SPIRATN. BADGLEY'S RPONSE:{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;}"YEAH, I THK HE’S STRAIGHT-UP GAY THE BOOKS. BUT I DON’T THK WORK TV REALLY HAS THE BALLS TO MAKE ONE OF THEIR [TEENAGE] SERI REGULARS GAY. LET'S SAY THE SHOW BUILDS UP TO BEE A BIG H, THEN I THK THEY'D MAYBE EXPLORE YEAR THREE OR FOUR. IT WOULD BE AN TERTG THG TO DO. IT ULD BRG A WHOLE DIFFERENT MOGRAPHIC."{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;}AS I UNRSTAND (AND FEEL EE TO RRECT ME, GOSSIP GIRL FANS, WIKIPEDIA TELLS ME ONLY SO MUCH), DAN DON'T GET A BOYIEND UNTIL LATE THE BOOK SERI, WH THE TENTH BOOK, WOULD I LIE TO YOU, SO PUTTG OFF FOR THE THIRD OR FOURTH SEASON WOULD MATCH THE {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;}OVERALL, THOUGH, I FOUND BADGLEY'S MENTS ENURAGG. EARLIER THE TERVIEW, HE MENTS THAT THE SHOW DON'T FEEL OBLIGED TO FOLLOW THE NOVELS TOO CLOSELY AND I WAS HAPPY HE DIDN'T REPEAT THAT VIEW AS ROUNDABOUT WAY OF SAYG THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THAT ASPECT OF HIS CHARACTER TO BE EXPLORED. WE'LL HAVE TO WA AND SEE HOW GO. BUT NSIRG THAT GOSSIP GIRL IS THE FIRST NEW SHOW OF THE SEASON TO GET A FULL-SEASON PICKUP, I EXPECT THE SERI WILL LAST LONG {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;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

While the pilot had no gay characters, the book seri that spired the seri has some gay stori later s n, cludg Blair's gay dad (who will be appearg on the show soon), the sexually ambiguo villa Chuck and a gay relatnship for lead guy, Dan Humphri (played by Penn Badgley). Badgley's rponse:"Yeah, I thk he’s straight-up gay the books. But I don’t thk work TV really has the balls to make one of their [teenage] seri regulars gay.

“In realy, we have basilly, like, privileged-ass whe people playg everybody, and so we need to stop that, " Badgley told Brish LGBT outlet Pk News an terview published 's signifint phback agast what typ of actors play certa rol this year, like when Srlett Johansson was cricized for optg to play a trans man (a role she later turned down), while straight Brish edian Jack Whehall sparked ntroversy when he was st the upg Jungle Cise as Disney's first ever openly gay character. Badgley was asked by Pk News whether gay and trans actors should play gay and trans rol were a perfect world any actor uld play any role, Badgley said. Is Penn Badgley Gay?

NO, PENN BADGLEY IS NOT GAY, INSTEAD HE IS MARRIED TO DOMO KIRKE- KIDS AND FAY

"If anybody (onscreen) exists at any kd of tersectn of opprsn beyond the box of whe male, I'd say let's make f**kg sure that they're beg reprented by the people who have lived this experience (and) not have people who haven't lived the experience portrayg them, " he told Brish outlet PkNews, which vers issu affectg the LGBTQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer) muny.

IS PENN BADGLEY GAY?

Penn is particularly keen to have real gay and transgenr actors play such parts entertament, stead of havg straight stars hog the limelight all the time. The Gossip Girl actor told PkNews he supports trans and gay actors playg trans and gay rol. Penn's ments emerge shortly after former "Glee" star Darren Criss, who is straight, admted he was no longer fortable playg gay characters onscreen, bee he don't want to take jobs away om the LGBTQ muny.

"There are certa (queer) rol that I'll see that are jt wonrful, " he told Btle, reflectg on his prev jobs as homosexual Blae Anrson on "Glee", and killer Andrew Cunanan "The Assassatn of Gianni Versace: Amerin Crime Story". "But I want to make sure I won't be another straight boy takg a gay man's role. Hold onto your hats, folks, bee we’ve got some juicy gossip about the never-endg qutn, ‘Is Penn Badgley Gay?