Should straight actors still play gay characters? 'It's plited'

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH WEIGHS ON STRAIGHT ACTORS GAY ROL AHEAD OF ‘POWER OF THE DOG’ RELEASE
SUMMER TOUR DAT JT ANNOUNCED!!TICKETSBACKSTAGEOUR STORYCASTGPRSCONTACTSHOPSUBSCRIBEJO THE CASTGIVE HILARLY HONT FEEDBACK ON MORN ROMANCE.GET TICKETSLEARN MORE →PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLITN BELOWIF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE, YOU'LL BE HEARG OM DIRECTLY (NO, WE DON'T HAVE 20 STG PRODUCERS HELPG ;S ALL UP TO ).CASTINGFIRST NAME *LAST NAME*EMAIL *PHONE *AGE *METROPOLAN AREA (EX. CHIGO)SEXUAL PREFERENCE *SELECT ONE...STRAIGHTGAYBISEXUALOTHERGENR *SELECT ONE...MALEFEMALENON-BARYOTHERRELATNSHIP STAT*SELECT ONE...SGLEIN A RELATNSHIPIT'S PLITEDINSTAGRAM (EX. @UPDATGSHOW) *FORM LABELTIKTOK (EX. @UPDATGSHOW) OR N/A *OPTNAL: TIKTOK VIO SUBMISSN URL (EX:";)PLEASE POST A VIO ON TIKTOK (MAX: 60 SENDS) EXPLAG WHY WE SHOULD ST YOU ON UPDATG. YOU N BE AS CREATIVE AS YOU WANT OR YOU N SIMPLY LOOK AT THE MERA & TELL "WHY YOU'RE SGLE" A SELFIE MO. IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU, BUT MAKE SURE TO SHOWSE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR & F TO GO ON A BLD DATE ONT OF AN DIENCE. TAG @UPDATGSHOW & E THE #STMEONUPDATG THE POSTED VIO. POSTG TO INSTAGRAM REELS IS ALSO ACCEPTABLE HERE. **THIS WILL ACCELERATE YOUR APPLITN REVIEW.**WHY SHOULD WE ST YOU ON UPDATG? BE SPECIFIC AND BE SURE TO SHOWSE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR.HOW DID YOU FD OUT ABOUT ?FACEBOOKINSTAGRAMSNAPCHATTIKTOKYOUTUBEI ATTEND A SHOWA FRIENDPRSLOL EVENT LISTGOTHERAPPLITN INFORMATNI AM SUBMTG MYSELFI AM SUBMTG ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE ELSE I KNOW (WH THEIR PERMISSN)I GRANT UPDATG PERMISSN TO E ANY RPONS & STG SUBMISSNS FOR MARKETG PURPOS.YNOAPPEARANCE RELEASE & VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATN AGREEMENTMORE1. I UNRSTAND THAT ROSS TYLER MEDIA LLC (“PRODUCER”) IS PRODUCG THE LIVE DATG AND EDY SHOW ENTLED “UPDATG” (“PROGRAM”), AND THAT PRODUCER WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATE THE PRODUCTN OF THE PROGRAM AND ENGAGE ALL ACTIVI ASSOCIATED WH MY PARTICIPATN THE PROGRAM, CLUDG WHOUT LIMATN ACTIVI SUCH AS DATG ONT OF A LIVE DIENCE THAT MAY BE HAZARDO OR DAMAGG (“ACTIVY”). IN NNECTN WH MY PARTICIPATN THE ACTIVY, I HEREBY GRANT TO PRODUCER AND ANY THIRD PARTY GIVEN PERMISSN BY PRODUCER THE RIGHT TO TAKE MOTN AND STILL PICTUR OF ME AND RERD MY VOICE AND ANY SOUNDS MA BY ME, AND TO OBTA OTHER RMATN ABOUT ME, CLUDG BUT NOT LIMED TO MY NAME, LIKENS, PHOTOGRAPH, VOICE, DIALOGUE, SOUNDS, BGRAPHIL RMATN, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, BLOGS/VLOGS, PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND OTHER PERSONAL INTIFITN (“FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS”), AND TO E THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS AND NNECTN WH THE VELOPMENT, PRODUCTN, DISTRIBUTN AND EXPLOATN OF THE PROGRAM AND ANY OTHER PRODUCTN, AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS, MERCHANDISG, PUBLICY, AND PROMOTNS FOR THE PROGRAM, ANY OTHER PRODUCTN AND FOR ANY ENTY THAT MAY SPONSOR, ADVERTISE OR EXHIB ANY MANNER THE PROGRAM, THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTN (“ADVERTISEMENTS”). THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM, AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS MAY BE EXPLOED THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE AT ANY TIME, PERPETUY, ANY AND ALL MEDIA, NOW KNOWN AND HEREAFTER VISED, WHOUT ANY MOARY PENSATN TO ME WHATSOEVER. THE RIGHTS GRANTED HERE SHALL ALSO CLU THE RIGHT TO ED, LETE, DUB AND FICTNALIZE THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM, AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS AS PRODUCER SE F PRODUCER’S SOLE DISCRETN. I FURTHER UNRSTAND AND AGREE THAT THIRD PARTI, CLUDG WHOUT LIMATN, NEWS SOURC, MAY TAKE MOTN AND STILL PICTUR OF ME AND RERD MY VOICE AND ANY SOUNDS MA BY ME, OR OTHERWISE E THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM, AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS AND MY LIKENS AS THEY SEE F. PRODUCER BEARS NO RPONSIBILY FOR SUCH THIRD PARTY E. 2. I AGREE TO PARTICIPATE NNECTN WH THE PRODUCTN OF THE PROGRAM AND RELATED MATERIALS AS AND TO THE EXTENT REQUTED BY PRODUCER ON SUCH DAT AND AT SUCH LOTNS AS PRODUCER SHALL SIGNATE S SOLE DISCRETN, AND WHICH DAT AND LOTNS PRODUCER MAY CHANGE S SOLE DISCRETN. THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS SHALL ALSO CLU ANY AND ALL MATERIAL THAT I MAY CREATE, WRE, PROVI OR NTRIBUTE TO NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM AT ANY TIME, CLUDG, WHOUT LIMATN, PERSONAL JOURNALS, PHOTOGRAPHS, WEBISOS, VLOGS, BLOGS, VIO DIARI, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, EMAILS, TEXT/PICTURE MSAG, AND PROMOTNAL/ADVERTISG SPOTS FOR THE PROGRAM, THE EXHIBOR OF THE PROGRAM, S ADVERTISERS AND SPONSORS, NEWS SOURC AND ANY OF THEIR RPECTIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVIC. PRODUCER SHALL BE THE SOLE AND EXCLIVE OWNER OF ALL RIGHTS (CLUDG WHOUT LIMATN ALL PYRIGHTS) AND TO THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS. ANY AND ALL SUCH FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS SHALL BE EMED "WORKS MA FOR HIRE" SPECIALLY ORRED AS PART OF A MOTN PICTURE OR OTHER D-VISUAL WORK, AND I WAIVE THE EXERCISE OF ANY “MORAL RIGHTS,” “DRO MORAL,” AND ANY ANALOGO RIGHTS, HOWEVER NOMATED, ANY JURISDICTN OF THE WORLD. TO THE EXTENT I RETA ANY TERT THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, I HEREBY GRANT AND ASSIGN TO PRODUCER ALL RIGHTS OF ANY NATURE AND TO ALL SUCH FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS. FURTHERMORE, THE RIGHTS GRANTED TO PRODUCER CLU ANY SO-LLED “RENTAL AND LENDG” OR SIAR RIGHTS AND ANY AND ALL ALLIED, ANCILLARY AND SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS (CLUDG, WHOUT LIMATN, REMAKE, SEQUEL, THEATRIL, DIGAL, TELEVISN, RAD, PUBLISHG, MERCHANDISG, SOUNDTRACK ALBUM AND OTHER SIAR RIGHTS) FOR ANY PURPOSE, BY AND ANY MEDIA WHETHER NOW KNOWN OR HEREAFTER VISED, THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE, PERPETUY, AS PART OF THE PROGRAM OR OTHERWISE.3. PRODUCER HAS NO OBLIGATN TO ME WHATSOEVER. WHOUT ANY WAY LIMG THE FOREGOG, I ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT PRODUCER IS UNR NO OBLIGATN TO SELECT ME TO PARTICIPATE THE ACTIVY OR TO CLU THE ACTIVY OR THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS THE PROGRAM. IF PRODUCER EMS NECSARY, I AGREE TO NEGOTIATE GOOD FAH ADDNAL WAIVERS AND RELEASE AGREEMENTS, AS REQUTED BY PRODUCER OR NETWORK (AS FED BELOW) OR ANY NEWS SOURCE, OR ANY OF THEIR LICENSE, SUCCSORS OR ASSIGNS.4. I REPRENT AND WARRANT THE FOLLOWG: (A) I AM OVER EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE, GOOD HEALTH AND HAVE NO MEDIL, PHYSIL, OR EMOTNAL NDN THAT MIGHT TERFERE WH MY ENGAGG THE ACTIVY; (B) I AM NOT A REGISTERED SEX OFFENR AND HAVE NOT BEEN ACCED, DICTED OR NVICTED OF ANY CRIME OR MTED ANY ACT OF MORAL TURPU; (C) I WILL NOT BE UNR THE FLUENCE OF ANY MEDITN OR DGS THAT MIGHT IMPAIR MY PHYSIL OR MENTAL ABILY TO ENGAGE THE ACTIVY OR THAT MIGHT IMPAIR MY JUDGMENT WHILE ENGAGG THE ACTIVY; (D) I AM NOT CURRENTLY, AND DURG ONE (1) YEAR OM TODAY DO NOT TEND TO BE, A NDIDATE FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE; (E) I HAVE ALL NECSARY LICENS, PERMS AND OTHER NSENTS (IF ANY) REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE THE ACTIVY AND/OR THE PROGRAM; (F) MY APPEARANCE THE PROGRAM IS NOT A PERFORMANCE AND IS NOT EMPLOYMENT AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY UNN OR GUILD LLECTIVE BARGAG AGREEMENT, AND DO NOT ENTLE ME TO WAG, SALARY, RPORATE BENEFS, UNEMPLOYMENT OR WORKERS’ PENSATN BENEFS, OR OTHER PENSATN UNR ANY SUCH LLECTIVE BARGAG AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE; (G) I WILL FOLLOW AND OBEY ALL LOL, CY, STATE AND FERAL LAWS NNECTN WH MY PARTICIPATN THE PROGRAM, AND ANY AND ALL L MA BY PRODUCER, PRODUCER’S VENU OR ANY THIRD PARTY APPOTED BY PRODUCER NNECTN WH THE ACTIVY; (H) THAT I WILL NOT, NOR WILL I ASSIST, PARTNER WH, PERM, OR OTHERWISE ENURAGE OTHERS TO, E, PY, DISTRIBUTE OR OTHERWISE EXPLO THE PROGRAM AND ANY ELEMENTS THEREOF (CLUDG WHOUT LIMATN, THE NCEPT, LOOK AND FEEL, AND FORMAT), WHOLE OR PART, FOR ANY PURPOSE, ANY MEDIUM, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, PERPETUY; AND (I) THAT I WILL NOT CREATE ANY PETE WH PRODUCER’S BS, OR CREATE ANY MATERIALS OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIALLY OR NFG SIAR TO THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVY OR ANY ELEMENTS THEREOF. WHOUT ANY WAY LIMG THE FOREGOG, I WILL NOT STALK, ABE, HARASS, THREATEN, TIMIDATE, ASSLT, RAPE, JURE OR DAMAGE ANY PERSON OR PROPERTY AND SHALL REA OM E OF VLENCE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE BEHAVR AT ALL TIM. I HEREBY AGREE THAT, THE EVENT OF A BREACH OF THREATENED BREACH OF MY OBLIGATNS UNR THIS SECTN, PRODUCER WILL BE ENTLED, ADDN TO ANY OTHER REMEDI AVAILABLE TO AT LAW OR EQUY, TO (I) LIQUIDATED DAMAG THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED THOAND DOLLARS ($500,000) AND (II) JUNCTIVE RELIEF, WHOUT ANY REQUIREMENT TO MONSTRATE IRREPARABLE HARM OR POST A BOND. THE PARTI AGREE THAT ANY LIQUIDATED DAMAG AWARD HERNR ARE REASONABLE LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANC EXISTG AT THE TIME THIS AGREEMENT WAS MA, AND ARE NOT TEND AS A PENALTY.5. I UNRSTAND THAT MAY BE A FERAL OFFENSE, UNLS DISCLOSED TO PRODUCER PRR TO THE EXHIBN OF THE PROGRAM, IF ANY, TO DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWG: (A) GIVE OR AGREE TO GIVE ANY MEMBER OF THE PRODUCTN STAFF AND ANYONE ASSOCIATED ANY MANNER WH THE PROGRAM OR ANY REPRENTATIVE OF PRODUCER ANY PORTN OF MY PENSATN OR ANYTHG ELSE OF VALUE TO ARRANGE MY APPEARANCE THE PROGRAM OR THE ADVERTISEMENTS; OR (B) ACCEPT OR AGREE TO ACCEPT ANYTHG OF VALUE TO PROMOTE ANY PRODUCT, SERVICE OR VENTURE ON THE AIR OR TO E ANY PREPARED MATERIAL NTAG SUCH A PROMOTN. I REPRENT AND WARRANT THAT I GAVE NOTHG OF VALUE NOR DID I AGREE TO GIVE ANYTHG OF VALUE TO ANYONE SO I ULD BE THE PROGRAM OR THE ADVERTISEMENTS. I KNOW THAT PRODUCER DO NOT PERM AND THAT MAY BE A FERAL OFFENSE NOT TO TELL PRODUCER IF I HAD. I SHALL NOTIFY PRODUCER AND ANY WORK ON WHICH THE PROGRAM WILL AIR IMMEDIATELY IF ANY PERSON ATTEMPTS OR HAS ATTEMPTED TO DUCE ME TO DO ANYTHG VLATN OF THE FOREGOG OR WHICH IS ANY WAY DISHONT.6. I UNRSTAND THAT I WILL NOT BE PAID FOR PARTICIPATG THE ACTIVY, FOR APPEARG THE PROGRAM, THE ADVERTISEMENTS, AND THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS OR ANY NEWS VERAGE OF THE SAME, FOR GIVG PRODUCER THE RIGHTS LISTED THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR PRODUCER’S EXERCISE OF ANY AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS LISTED THIS AGREEMENT. I HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS I MAY HAVE TO ANY PENSATN WHATSOEVER. I ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT A SIGNIFINT ELEMENT OF THE NSIRATN I AM RECEIVG UNR THIS AGREEMENT IS THE OPPORTUNY FOR PUBLICY THAT I WILL RECEIVE IF PRODUCER CLUS THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS THE PROGRAM OR THE ADVERTISEMENTS. I KNOW PRODUCER WILL CUR SIGNIFINT STS AND EXPENS RELIANCE UPON THIS AGREEMENT, SO I WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO NCEL OR TO REVOKE ANY OF THE RIGHTS GRANTED TO PRODUCER HERE. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM A VOLUNTEER AND THAT I SHALL NOT BE EMED TO BE AN EMPLOYEE OF PRODUCER, NOR SHALL I BE ENTLED TO THE BENEFS PROVID BY PRODUCER TO S EMPLOYE. TO THE EXTENT THAT I RECEIVE ANYTHG OF VALUE NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM, CLUDG BUT NOT LIMED TO GOODS AND SERVIC, I SHALL BE RPONSIBLE FOR ALL TAX AND OTHER OBLIGATNS THAT ARE OR MAY BEE DUE OM ME.7. I UNRSTAND THAT AND NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM, I MAY REVEAL OR RELATE, AND OTHER PARTI (CLUDG, WHOUT LIMATN, OTHER PARTICIPANTS, NEWS SOURC, PRODUCER, THE HOST OF THE PROGRAM (IF ANY), AND NETWORK) MAY REVEAL OR RELATE RMATN ABOUT ME OF A PERSONAL, PRIVATE, SURPRISG, FAMATORY, DISPARAGG, EMBARRASSG OR UNFAVORABLE NATURE, AND THAT MY ACTNS AND THE ACTNS OF OTHERS PARTICIPATG THE PROGRAM MAY BE EMBARRASSG OR OF AN OTHERWISE UNFAVORABLE NATURE THAT MAY BE FACTUAL OR FICTNAL. I FURTHER UNRSTAND THAT MY APPEARANCE, PICTN, AND PORTRAYAL AND NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM OR OTHERWISE, AND MY ACTNS AND THE ACTNS OF OTHERS DISPLAYED AND NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM OR OTHERWISE, MAY BE DISPARAGG, FAMATORY, EMBARRASSG OR OF AN OTHERWISE UNFAVORABLE NATURE, MAY EXPOSE ME TO PUBLIC RIDICULE, HUIATN OR NMNATN, AND MAY PORTRAY ME A FALSE LIGHT. I ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NEWS SOURC, PRODUCER, NETWORK, AND ANY ENTY THAT SPONSORS, ADVERTIS , EXHIBS OR OTHERWISE EXPLOS THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTN, AND ANY OF THEIR LICENSE, SUCCSORS AND ASSIGNS, SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT (BUT NOT THE OBLIGATN): (A) TO CLU ANY SUCH RMATN AND ANY SUCH APPEARANCE, PICTN, PORTRAYAL, ACTNS AND STATEMENTS THE PROGRAM OR ANY OTHER EXHIBN OR EXPLOATN OF THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, AND ANY AND ALL ADVERTISEMENTS; AND (B) TO EXHIB, BROADST AND OTHERWISE EXPLO THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM, AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS NTAG ANY SUCH RMATN AND ANY SUCH APPEARANCE, PICTN, PORTRAYAL OR ACTNS. I UNRSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, WHILE SUCH NDUCT MIGHT OTHERWISE NSTUTE AN ACTNABLE TORT, I HAVE EELY AND KNOWGLY NSENTED TO SUCH NDUCT. THE WAIVERS, RELEAS AND MNI THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER AGREEMENT THAT I HAVE EXECUTED OR THAT I MAY EXECUTE NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM AND ANY OTHER PRODUCTN EXPRSLY APPLY TO ANY SUCH CLN AND EXPLOATN.8. I UNRSTAND THAT SUBSEQUENT TO THE PROGRAM, IS MY CHOICE WHETHER OR NOT TO NTUE ANY TERACTN, DATG OR RELATNSHIP WHICH ARIS OUT OF THE PROGRAM, AND THAT ANY SUCH TERACTN, DATG AND/OR RELATNSHIP BEARS HERENT RISKS, CLUDG WHOUT LIMATN THE RISK OF EMOTNAL OR PHYSIL HARM, PHYSIL OR SEXUAL ASSLT, UNWANTED PREGNANCY OR SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS, OR OTHER ACTS OF WRONGDOG OR MORAL TURPU. I AGREE TO E MY DISCRETN AS TO WHETHER TO NTUE ANY TERACTN, DATG OR RELATNSHIP, AND AGREE THAT SUCH ACTIVY IS SOLELY AND ENTIRELY AT MY OWN RISK.9. (A) I SHALL KEEP STRICTT NFINCE AND SHALL NOT DISCLOSE TO ANY OTHER PARTICIPANT OR OTHER THIRD PARTY AT ANY TIME (I.E., PRR TO, DURG, OR AFTER THE TAPG OR EXHIBN OF THE PROGRAM) ANY RMATN OR MATERIALS OF ANY KD THAT I READ, HEAR OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR LEARN NNECTN WH OR AS A RULT OF MY PARTICIPATN ON THE PROGRAM (LLECTIVELY, THE “CONFINTIAL INFORMATN”). CONFINTIAL INFORMATN CLUS, BUT IS NOT LIMED TO, ANY RMATN OR MATERIALS I LEARN OR ACQUIRE NCERNG OR RELATG TO PRODUCER OR ANY TELEVISN WORKS OR DISTRIBUTORS OF THE PROGRAM (“NETWORK”), THE BS OF PRODUCER OR NETWORK, THE TERMS AND NDNS OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY PROGRAM PRODUCED BY PRODUCER OR EXHIBED BY NETWORK, CLUDG, WHOUT LIMATN, ANY RMATN NCERNG OR RELATG TO THE PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, THE VENU OR LOTN(S) OF THE PROGRAM, THE EVENTS NTAED THE PROGRAM OR THE OUTE OF ANY EVENT THE PROGRAM. I ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE CONFINTIAL INFORMATN IS NFINTIAL AND THE EXCLIVE PROPERTY OF PRODUCER OR NETWORK. AT NO TIME WILL I EVER, DIRECTLY OR DIRECTLY, DIVULGE ANY MANNER, OR E OR PERM OTHERS TO E, ANY OF THE CONFINTIAL INFORMATN. MY OBLIGATNS WH RPECT TO NFINTIALY AS SET FORTH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NTUE PERPETUY OR UNTIL TERMATED BY NETWORK WRG. IN NO EVENT SHALL I HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMATE MY NFINTIALY OBLIGATNS UNR THIS AGREEMENT. (B) I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY BREACH BY ME OF ANY OF THE NFINTIALY PROVISNS OF THIS AGREEMENT WOULD E PRODUCER AND NETWORK IRREPARABLE JURY AND DAMAGE THAT NNOT BE REASONABLY OR AQUATELY PENSATED BY DAMAG AN ACTN AT LAW. I HEREBY EXPRSLY AGREE THAT PRODUCER AND NETWORK SHALL BE ENTLED TO JUNCTIVE AND OTHER EQUABLE RELIEF (WHOUT POSTG ANY BOND) TO PREVENT OR CURE ANY BREACH OR THREATENED BREACH OF THE NFINTIALY PROVISNS OF THIS AGREEMENT BY ME. I WILL FEND, MNIFY AND HOLD HARMLS PRODUCER, NETWORK, THEIR PARENT, SUBSIDIARY AND AFFILIATED PANI, AND EACH OF THEIR RPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, REPRENTATIV AND EMPLOYE, OM AND AGAST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, ACTNS, DAMAG, LIABILI, LOSS, STS AND EXPENS (CLUDG, WHOUT LIMATN, ATTORNEYS’ FE) THAT ANY WAY ARISE OUT OF OR RULT OM MY BREACH OF ANY OF THE NFINTIALY PROVISNS OF THIS AGREEMENT.(C) WHOUT ANY WAY LIMG THE FOREGOG, I FURTHER AGREE THAT WHOUT THE PRR APPROVAL OF PRODUCER AND/OR NETWORK EACH STANCE, I SHALL NOT DISCS THE PROGRAM OR MY PARTICIPATN THE PROGRAM WH ANY THIRD PARTY, EXCEPT THAT I MAY MAKE CINTAL, NON-ROGATORY MENTN THAT I PARTICIPATED THE PROGRAM (I.E., “I PARTICIPATED UPDATG”) ONLY AFTER THE EARLIER OF WHEN I APPEAR OR THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT BY PRODUCER OR NETWORK OF MY PARTICIPATN THE PROGRAM.110. I AGREE NOT TO MAKE ANY MERCIAL OR ANY OTHER E OF THE FACT THAT I APPEARED THE PROGRAM OR THAT PRODUCER ED THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS THE PROGRAM. NEHER I NOR ANYONE ACTG ON MY BEHALF SHALL AT ANY TIME E ANY OF PRODUCER’S OR NETWORK’S NAM, LOGOS, TRA NAM OR TRAMARKS (CLUDG, BUT NOT LIMED TO, THE TLE OF THE PROGRAM), OR THOSE OF ANY OF PRODUCER’S OR NETWORK’S RELATED PANI, FOR ANY PURPOSE OR ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER.11. IN THE EVENT OF A BREACH OR FLT OF THIS RELEASE BY PRODUCER, I AGREE THAT MY SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE THE RIGHT TO SEEK MONEY DAMAG CURRED AS A RULT OF SUCH BREACH OR FLT, IF ANY. I SHALL NOT SEEK OR HAVE THE RIGHT TO JUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUABLE RELIEF, OR TO RCD THIS RELEASE, OR THE RIGHTS GRANTED HERE, OR TO RTRA ANY MANNER THE PRODUCTN, DISTRIBUTN, EXHIBN, ADVERTISG OR ANY OTHER EXPLOATN OF THE PROGRAM OR ANY PRODUCTN BASED UPON THE RIGHTS GRANTED HERNR OR PRODUCED PURSUANT TO THIS RELEASE, OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR ANCILLARY RIGHTS NNECTN WH THE FOREGOG. IN NO EVENT SHALL PRODUCER BE LIABLE FOR NSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNIVE DAMAG, OR LOST OR ANTICIPATED PROFS.12. RELEASE, AGREEMENT NOT TO SUE AND INDEMNITY. I UNRSTAND THAT MY PARTICIPATN THE ACTIVY, ANY NEWS VERAGE OF SUCH ACTIVY, ANY SUBSEQUENT TERACTN, DATG AND RELATNSHIP, AND ANY TRAVEL BY ME NNECTN WH THE ACTIVY, IS AT MY OWN RISK. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMTED BY LAW, I, FOR MYSELF AND ON BEHALF OF MY HEIRS, EXECUTORS, AGENTS, SUCCSORS OR ASSIGNS, HEREBY RELEASE, HOLD HARMLS, AND FOREVER DISCHARGE PRODUCER, NETWORK, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR OR WORK THAT EXHIBS THE PROGRAM, ANY NEW SOURCE WHICH VERS THE PROGRAM AND EACH OF THEIR RPECTIVE PARENT, SUBSIDIARY, RELATED AND AFFILIATED ENTI, LICENSE, SUCCSORS, ASSIGNS, SPONSORS AND ADVERTISERS OF EACH OF THE FOREGOG, AND EACH OF THEIR RPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, PRCIPALS, EXECUTIV, ON-AIR TALENT, AGENTS, NTRACTORS, PARTNERS, SHAREHOLRS, REPRENTATIV AND EMPLOYE (“RELEASED PARTI”), OM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, ACTNS, DAMAG, LOSS, LIABILI, STS, EXPENS, JURI OR OF ACTN WHATSOEVER THAT ANY WAY ARE ED BY, ARISE OUT OF OR RULT OM THIS AGREEMENT, MY APPEARANCE AND PARTICIPATN THE ACTIVY, THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM, OR THE ADVERTISEMENTS, THE CREATN OF THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, MY PRENCE AT OR TRAVEL TO ANY LOTN NNECTN WH MY PARTICIPATN THE ACTIVY, ANY SUBSEQUENT DATG OR RELATNSHIP, OR THE BROADST OR OTHER EXHIBN OF THE PROGRAM, THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, OR THE ADVERTISEMENTS, OR ANY NEWS VERAGE OF ANY OF THE FOREGOG, ON ANY LEGAL THEORY WHATSOEVER (CLUDG, BUT NOT LIMED TO, PERSONAL JURY, RIGHTS OF PRIVACY AND PUBLICY, FAMATN, OR FALSE LIGHT), REGARDLS OF WHETHER ED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISNDUCT OF THE RELEASED PARTI (LLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED CLAIMS”). TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMTED BY LAW, I AGREE THAT I WILL NEVER SUE ANY OF THE RELEASED PARTI BEE I DO NOT LIKE THE MANNER WHICH PRODUCER OR S LICENSE OR ASSIGNE TOOK OR ED THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS OR ED THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS THE PROGRAM OR ANY OTHER PROGRAM OR FOR ANY E OF ACTN BASED ON ANY OF THE RELEASED CLAIMS. I WILL FEND, MNIFY AND HOLD THE RELEASED PARTI HARMLS OM ANY AND ALL SUCH CLAIMS, ACTNS, DAMAG, LOSS, LIABILI, STS, EXPENS, JURI OR OF ACTN, AS WELL AS ALL THOSE THAT ANY WAY ARE ED BY, ARISE OUT OF OR RULT OM ANY BREACH OR ALLEGED BREACH BY ME OF ANY OF THE REPRENTATNS OR WARRANTI MA BY ME THIS AGREEMENT.13. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMTED BY LAW, I WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS I MAY HAVE UNR SECTN 1542 OF THE CIVIL CO OF CALIFORNIA, AND EVERY LIKE PROVISN ANY FOREIGN JURISDICTN. SECTN 1542 PROVIS:‍A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY. 14. IN SIGNG THIS AGREEMENT, I AM NOT RELYG ON ANY REPRENTATNS OR OTHER STATEMENTS THAT ARE NOT NTAED HERE. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ERNED BY AND NSTED AND ENFORCED ACRDANCE WH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (UNED STAT OF AMERI) WHOUT REGARD TO S L ON NFLICT OF LAWS OR ANY OTHER L THAT WOULD RULT THE APPLITN OF A DIFFERENT BODY OF LAW. THE PARTI AGREE ANY DISPUT ARISG UNR THIS CERTIFITE AND/OR THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE ROLVED BY BDG ARBRATN NEW YORK, NEW YORK PURSUANT TO THE JAMS COMPREHENSIVE (FOR CLAIMS OVER $250,000) OR JAMS STREAMLED (FOR CLAIMS UNR $250,000) ARBRATN RUL AND PROCR. THE ARBRATOR SHALL BE A RETIRED JUDGE OR JTICE OF ANY STATE OR FERAL URT WH SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE THE ENTERTAMENT DTRY.15. AS ED HERE, “PRODUCER” SHALL CLU PRODUCER, S LICENSE, SUCCSORS AND ASSIGNS, AND EACH OF THEIR RPECTIVE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARI, AND AFFILIAT, AND EACH OF THEIR RPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLRS, EMPLOYE, AGENTS, REPRENTATIV, SUCCSORS, LICENSE AND ASSIGNS. NETWORK IS AN EXPRS TEND THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OF THIS AGREEMENT, WH FULL STANDG TO ENFORCE EACH, EVERY, ANY AND ALL OF S PROVISNS AS IF WAS AN EXPRS PARTY THERETO. I AGREE THAT PRODUCER MAY LICENSE, ASSIGN, AND OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL RIGHTS GRANTED BY ME TO PRODUCER UNR THIS AGREEMENT TO ANY PERSON OR ENTY.16. THIS IS THE PLETE AND BDG AGREEMENT BETWEEN PRODUCER AND ME, AND SUPERSES ALL PRR UNRSTANDGS AND MUNITNS, BOTH ORAL AND WRTEN, WH RPECT TO S SUBJECT MATTER. THE ILLEGALY, VALIDY OR UNENFORCEABILY OF ANY PROVISN OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NO WAY AFFECT THE VALIDY OR ENFORCEABILY OF ANY OF THE REMAR OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH SHALL BE ENFORCED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMTED BY LAW. THIS AGREEMENT NNOT BE TERMATED, RCD OR AMEND, EXCEPT BY A WRTEN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY BOTH PRODUCER AND ME. THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ORIGAL, FACSIE OR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE. ANY SIGNED PY OF THIS AGREEMENT LIVERED BY FACSIE OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSN SHALL FOR ALL PURPOS BE TREATED AS IF HAD BEEN LIVERED NTAG MY ORIGAL SIGNATURE, AND SHALL BE BDG UPON ME THE SAME MANNER AS THOUGH AN ORIGAL SIGNED PY HAD BEEN LIVERED. I AGREE TO THE TERMS & CONDNSHELLO! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKG THE TIME TO APPLY TO BE ON OUR SHOW, UPDATG! WE REALLY APPRECIATE AND YOUR SUPPORT! GIVEN THE HIGH NUMBER OF APPLITNS WE ARE RECEIVG LATELY, WE’RE SADLY UNABLE TO SPEAK TO EVERYONE WHO APPLI TO BE ON UPDATG. THAT SAID, BELOW ARE A FEW NEXT STEPS TO KEEP MD: ‍1. IF THERE IS TERT PURSUG A NVERSATN, WE WILL REACH OUT TO YOU TO SET A SCREENG LL. ‍2. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANC OF A SCREENG LL, WE HIGHLY REMEND POSTG A TIKTOK OR INSTAGRAM VIO FOR THE “OPTIONAL: VIDEO SUBMISSION” PORTN OF STG. DIRECTNS ARE LISTED ON THE ORIGAL STG FORM YOU JT FILLED OUT. ‍3. IF YOU HAVE NOT ATTEND A SHOW, WE REMEND ATTENDG AS AN DIENCE MEMBER TO GET A FEEL FOR THE SHOW SELF (SHOW DAT ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSE!). YOU N ALWAYS END UP ON STAGE OM THE DIENCE AS A “DATE CRASHER,” WHERE YOU SHOOT YOUR SHOT FOR ONE OF THE STED DATERS WE HAVE ON STAGE. SOMETIM, "DATE CRASHERS" MAY END UP GETTG STED FOR FUTURE SHOWS. ‍4. YOU ARE ALSO WELE TO DM ON INSTAGRAM WH WE MT REVIEW YOUR APPLITN. Y, ANNOY , HAVE YOUR IENDS MSAGE , PERSISTENCE MAY PAY OFF! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUTNS, FEEL EE TO NTACT HERE OR DM ON IG (@UPDATGSHOW). THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOG THIS CREDIBLE MUNY! THANK YOU! BRANDON BERMAN & HARRISON FORMANCREATORS, UPDATGOOPS! 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BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH WEIGHS ON STRAIGHT ACTORS GAY ROL AHEAD OF ‘POWER OF THE DOG’ RELEASE

Jam Corn's performance as a gay man "The Prom" was lambasted, but Ewan McGregor's turn "Halston" has been acclaimed. * straight gay audition *

Shows and movi that st queer actors queer rol have been celebrated by fans, cludg Jasm Savoy Brown’s stg as a queer teen on Yellowjackets and as the Scream anchise’s first openly gay character.

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POSTG TO INSTAGRAM REELS IS ALSO ACCEPTABLE HERE. THIS WILL ACCELERATE YOUR APPLITN REVIEW.WHY SHOULD WE ST YOU ON UPDATG? BE SPECIFIC AND BE SURE TO SHOWSE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR.HOW DID YOU FD OUT ABOUT ?FACEBOOKINSTAGRAMSNAPCHATTIKTOKYOUTUBEI ATTEND A SHOWA FRIENDPRSLOL EVENT LISTGOTHERAPPLITN INFORMATNI AM SUBMTG MYSELFI AM SUBMTG ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE ELSE I KNOW (WH THEIR PERMISSN)I GRANT UPDATG PERMISSN TO E ANY RPONS & STG SUBMISSNS FOR MARKETG PURPOS.YNOAPPEARANCE RELEASE & VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATN AGREEMENTMORE1. I UNRSTAND THAT ROSS TYLER MEDIA LLC (“PRODUCER”) IS PRODUCG THE LIVE DATG AND EDY SHOW ENTLED “UPDATG” (“PROGRAM”), AND THAT PRODUCER WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATE THE PRODUCTN OF THE PROGRAM AND ENGAGE ALL ACTIVI ASSOCIATED WH MY PARTICIPATN THE PROGRAM, CLUDG WHOUT LIMATN ACTIVI SUCH AS DATG ONT OF A LIVE DIENCE THAT MAY BE HAZARDO OR DAMAGG (“ACTIVY”). IN NNECTN WH MY PARTICIPATN THE ACTIVY, I HEREBY GRANT TO PRODUCER AND ANY THIRD PARTY GIVEN PERMISSN BY PRODUCER THE RIGHT TO TAKE MOTN AND STILL PICTUR OF ME AND RERD MY VOICE AND ANY SOUNDS MA BY ME, AND TO OBTA OTHER RMATN ABOUT ME, CLUDG BUT NOT LIMED TO MY NAME, LIKENS, PHOTOGRAPH, VOICE, DIALOGUE, SOUNDS, BGRAPHIL RMATN, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, BLOGS/VLOGS, PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND OTHER PERSONAL INTIFITN (“FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS”), AND TO E THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS AND NNECTN WH THE VELOPMENT, PRODUCTN, DISTRIBUTN AND EXPLOATN OF THE PROGRAM AND ANY OTHER PRODUCTN, AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS, MERCHANDISG, PUBLICY, AND PROMOTNS FOR THE PROGRAM, ANY OTHER PRODUCTN AND FOR ANY ENTY THAT MAY SPONSOR, ADVERTISE OR EXHIB ANY MANNER THE PROGRAM, THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTN (“ADVERTISEMENTS”). THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM, AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS MAY BE EXPLOED THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE AT ANY TIME, PERPETUY, ANY AND ALL MEDIA, NOW KNOWN AND HEREAFTER VISED, WHOUT ANY MOARY PENSATN TO ME WHATSOEVER. THE RIGHTS GRANTED HERE SHALL ALSO CLU THE RIGHT TO ED, LETE, DUB AND FICTNALIZE THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM, AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS AS PRODUCER SE F PRODUCER’S SOLE DISCRETN. I FURTHER UNRSTAND AND AGREE THAT THIRD PARTI, CLUDG WHOUT LIMATN, NEWS SOURC, MAY TAKE MOTN AND STILL PICTUR OF ME AND RERD MY VOICE AND ANY SOUNDS MA BY ME, OR OTHERWISE E THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM, AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS AND MY LIKENS AS THEY SEE F. PRODUCER BEARS NO RPONSIBILY FOR SUCH THIRD PARTY E. 2. I AGREE TO PARTICIPATE NNECTN WH THE PRODUCTN OF THE PROGRAM AND RELATED MATERIALS AS AND TO THE EXTENT REQUTED BY PRODUCER ON SUCH DAT AND AT SUCH LOTNS AS PRODUCER SHALL SIGNATE S SOLE DISCRETN, AND WHICH DAT AND LOTNS PRODUCER MAY CHANGE S SOLE DISCRETN. THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS SHALL ALSO CLU ANY AND ALL MATERIAL THAT I MAY CREATE, WRE, PROVI OR NTRIBUTE TO NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM AT ANY TIME, CLUDG, WHOUT LIMATN, PERSONAL JOURNALS, PHOTOGRAPHS, WEBISOS, VLOGS, BLOGS, VIO DIARI, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, EMAILS, TEXT/PICTURE MSAG, AND PROMOTNAL/ADVERTISG SPOTS FOR THE PROGRAM, THE EXHIBOR OF THE PROGRAM, S ADVERTISERS AND SPONSORS, NEWS SOURC AND ANY OF THEIR RPECTIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVIC. PRODUCER SHALL BE THE SOLE AND EXCLIVE OWNER OF ALL RIGHTS (CLUDG WHOUT LIMATN ALL PYRIGHTS) AND TO THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS. ANY AND ALL SUCH FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS SHALL BE EMED "WORKS MA FOR HIRE" SPECIALLY ORRED AS PART OF A MOTN PICTURE OR OTHER D-VISUAL WORK, AND I WAIVE THE EXERCISE OF ANY “MORAL RIGHTS,” “DRO MORAL,” AND ANY ANALOGO RIGHTS, HOWEVER NOMATED, ANY JURISDICTN OF THE WORLD. TO THE EXTENT I RETA ANY TERT THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, I HEREBY GRANT AND ASSIGN TO PRODUCER ALL RIGHTS OF ANY NATURE AND TO ALL SUCH FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS. FURTHERMORE, THE RIGHTS GRANTED TO PRODUCER CLU ANY SO-LLED “RENTAL AND LENDG” OR SIAR RIGHTS AND ANY AND ALL ALLIED, ANCILLARY AND SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS (CLUDG, WHOUT LIMATN, REMAKE, SEQUEL, THEATRIL, DIGAL, TELEVISN, RAD, PUBLISHG, MERCHANDISG, SOUNDTRACK ALBUM AND OTHER SIAR RIGHTS) FOR ANY PURPOSE, BY AND ANY MEDIA WHETHER NOW KNOWN OR HEREAFTER VISED, THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE, PERPETUY, AS PART OF THE PROGRAM OR OTHERWISE.3. PRODUCER HAS NO OBLIGATN TO ME WHATSOEVER. WHOUT ANY WAY LIMG THE FOREGOG, I ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT PRODUCER IS UNR NO OBLIGATN TO SELECT ME TO PARTICIPATE THE ACTIVY OR TO CLU THE ACTIVY OR THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS THE PROGRAM. IF PRODUCER EMS NECSARY, I AGREE TO NEGOTIATE GOOD FAH ADDNAL WAIVERS AND RELEASE AGREEMENTS, AS REQUTED BY PRODUCER OR NETWORK (AS FED BELOW) OR ANY NEWS SOURCE, OR ANY OF THEIR LICENSE, SUCCSORS OR ASSIGNS.4. I REPRENT AND WARRANT THE FOLLOWG: (A) I AM OVER EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE, GOOD HEALTH AND HAVE NO MEDIL, PHYSIL, OR EMOTNAL NDN THAT MIGHT TERFERE WH MY ENGAGG THE ACTIVY; (B) I AM NOT A REGISTERED SEX OFFENR AND HAVE NOT BEEN ACCED, DICTED OR NVICTED OF ANY CRIME OR MTED ANY ACT OF MORAL TURPU; (C) I WILL NOT BE UNR THE FLUENCE OF ANY MEDITN OR DGS THAT MIGHT IMPAIR MY PHYSIL OR MENTAL ABILY TO ENGAGE THE ACTIVY OR THAT MIGHT IMPAIR MY JUDGMENT WHILE ENGAGG THE ACTIVY; (D) I AM NOT CURRENTLY, AND DURG ONE (1) YEAR OM TODAY DO NOT TEND TO BE, A NDIDATE FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE; (E) I HAVE ALL NECSARY LICENS, PERMS AND OTHER NSENTS (IF ANY) REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE THE ACTIVY AND/OR THE PROGRAM; (F) MY APPEARANCE THE PROGRAM IS NOT A PERFORMANCE AND IS NOT EMPLOYMENT AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY UNN OR GUILD LLECTIVE BARGAG AGREEMENT, AND DO NOT ENTLE ME TO WAG, SALARY, RPORATE BENEFS, UNEMPLOYMENT OR WORKERS’ PENSATN BENEFS, OR OTHER PENSATN UNR ANY SUCH LLECTIVE BARGAG AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE; (G) I WILL FOLLOW AND OBEY ALL LOL, CY, STATE AND FERAL LAWS NNECTN WH MY PARTICIPATN THE PROGRAM, AND ANY AND ALL L MA BY PRODUCER, PRODUCER’S VENU OR ANY THIRD PARTY APPOTED BY PRODUCER NNECTN WH THE ACTIVY; (H) THAT I WILL NOT, NOR WILL I ASSIST, PARTNER WH, PERM, OR OTHERWISE ENURAGE OTHERS TO, E, PY, DISTRIBUTE OR OTHERWISE EXPLO THE PROGRAM AND ANY ELEMENTS THEREOF (CLUDG WHOUT LIMATN, THE NCEPT, LOOK AND FEEL, AND FORMAT), WHOLE OR PART, FOR ANY PURPOSE, ANY MEDIUM, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, PERPETUY; AND (I) THAT I WILL NOT CREATE ANY PETE WH PRODUCER’S BS, OR CREATE ANY MATERIALS OR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIALLY OR NFG SIAR TO THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVY OR ANY ELEMENTS THEREOF. WHOUT ANY WAY LIMG THE FOREGOG, I WILL NOT STALK, ABE, HARASS, THREATEN, TIMIDATE, ASSLT, RAPE, JURE OR DAMAGE ANY PERSON OR PROPERTY AND SHALL REA OM E OF VLENCE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE BEHAVR AT ALL TIM. I HEREBY AGREE THAT, THE EVENT OF A BREACH OF THREATENED BREACH OF MY OBLIGATNS UNR THIS SECTN, PRODUCER WILL BE ENTLED, ADDN TO ANY OTHER REMEDI AVAILABLE TO AT LAW OR EQUY, TO (I) LIQUIDATED DAMAG THE AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED THOAND DOLLARS ($500,000) AND (II) JUNCTIVE RELIEF, WHOUT ANY REQUIREMENT TO MONSTRATE IRREPARABLE HARM OR POST A BOND. THE PARTI AGREE THAT ANY LIQUIDATED DAMAG AWARD HERNR ARE REASONABLE LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANC EXISTG AT THE TIME THIS AGREEMENT WAS MA, AND ARE NOT TEND AS A PENALTY.5. I UNRSTAND THAT MAY BE A FERAL OFFENSE, UNLS DISCLOSED TO PRODUCER PRR TO THE EXHIBN OF THE PROGRAM, IF ANY, TO DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWG: (A) GIVE OR AGREE TO GIVE ANY MEMBER OF THE PRODUCTN STAFF AND ANYONE ASSOCIATED ANY MANNER WH THE PROGRAM OR ANY REPRENTATIVE OF PRODUCER ANY PORTN OF MY PENSATN OR ANYTHG ELSE OF VALUE TO ARRANGE MY APPEARANCE THE PROGRAM OR THE ADVERTISEMENTS; OR (B) ACCEPT OR AGREE TO ACCEPT ANYTHG OF VALUE TO PROMOTE ANY PRODUCT, SERVICE OR VENTURE ON THE AIR OR TO E ANY PREPARED MATERIAL NTAG SUCH A PROMOTN. I REPRENT AND WARRANT THAT I GAVE NOTHG OF VALUE NOR DID I AGREE TO GIVE ANYTHG OF VALUE TO ANYONE SO I ULD BE THE PROGRAM OR THE ADVERTISEMENTS. I KNOW THAT PRODUCER DO NOT PERM AND THAT MAY BE A FERAL OFFENSE NOT TO TELL PRODUCER IF I HAD. I SHALL NOTIFY PRODUCER AND ANY WORK ON WHICH THE PROGRAM WILL AIR IMMEDIATELY IF ANY PERSON ATTEMPTS OR HAS ATTEMPTED TO DUCE ME TO DO ANYTHG VLATN OF THE FOREGOG OR WHICH IS ANY WAY DISHONT.6. I UNRSTAND THAT I WILL NOT BE PAID FOR PARTICIPATG THE ACTIVY, FOR APPEARG THE PROGRAM, THE ADVERTISEMENTS, AND THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS OR ANY NEWS VERAGE OF THE SAME, FOR GIVG PRODUCER THE RIGHTS LISTED THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR PRODUCER’S EXERCISE OF ANY AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS LISTED THIS AGREEMENT. I HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS I MAY HAVE TO ANY PENSATN WHATSOEVER. I ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT A SIGNIFINT ELEMENT OF THE NSIRATN I AM RECEIVG UNR THIS AGREEMENT IS THE OPPORTUNY FOR PUBLICY THAT I WILL RECEIVE IF PRODUCER CLUS THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS THE PROGRAM OR THE ADVERTISEMENTS. I KNOW PRODUCER WILL CUR SIGNIFINT STS AND EXPENS RELIANCE UPON THIS AGREEMENT, SO I WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO NCEL OR TO REVOKE ANY OF THE RIGHTS GRANTED TO PRODUCER HERE. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM A VOLUNTEER AND THAT I SHALL NOT BE EMED TO BE AN EMPLOYEE OF PRODUCER, NOR SHALL I BE ENTLED TO THE BENEFS PROVID BY PRODUCER TO S EMPLOYE. TO THE EXTENT THAT I RECEIVE ANYTHG OF VALUE NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM, CLUDG BUT NOT LIMED TO GOODS AND SERVIC, I SHALL BE RPONSIBLE FOR ALL TAX AND OTHER OBLIGATNS THAT ARE OR MAY BEE DUE OM ME.7. I UNRSTAND THAT AND NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM, I MAY REVEAL OR RELATE, AND OTHER PARTI (CLUDG, WHOUT LIMATN, OTHER PARTICIPANTS, NEWS SOURC, PRODUCER, THE HOST OF THE PROGRAM (IF ANY), AND NETWORK) MAY REVEAL OR RELATE RMATN ABOUT ME OF A PERSONAL, PRIVATE, SURPRISG, FAMATORY, DISPARAGG, EMBARRASSG OR UNFAVORABLE NATURE, AND THAT MY ACTNS AND THE ACTNS OF OTHERS PARTICIPATG THE PROGRAM MAY BE EMBARRASSG OR OF AN OTHERWISE UNFAVORABLE NATURE THAT MAY BE FACTUAL OR FICTNAL. I FURTHER UNRSTAND THAT MY APPEARANCE, PICTN, AND PORTRAYAL AND NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM OR OTHERWISE, AND MY ACTNS AND THE ACTNS OF OTHERS DISPLAYED AND NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM OR OTHERWISE, MAY BE DISPARAGG, FAMATORY, EMBARRASSG OR OF AN OTHERWISE UNFAVORABLE NATURE, MAY EXPOSE ME TO PUBLIC RIDICULE, HUIATN OR NMNATN, AND MAY PORTRAY ME A FALSE LIGHT. I ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NEWS SOURC, PRODUCER, NETWORK, AND ANY ENTY THAT SPONSORS, ADVERTIS , EXHIBS OR OTHERWISE EXPLOS THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTN, AND ANY OF THEIR LICENSE, SUCCSORS AND ASSIGNS, SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT (BUT NOT THE OBLIGATN): (A) TO CLU ANY SUCH RMATN AND ANY SUCH APPEARANCE, PICTN, PORTRAYAL, ACTNS AND STATEMENTS THE PROGRAM OR ANY OTHER EXHIBN OR EXPLOATN OF THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, AND ANY AND ALL ADVERTISEMENTS; AND (B) TO EXHIB, BROADST AND OTHERWISE EXPLO THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM, AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS NTAG ANY SUCH RMATN AND ANY SUCH APPEARANCE, PICTN, PORTRAYAL OR ACTNS. I UNRSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, WHILE SUCH NDUCT MIGHT OTHERWISE NSTUTE AN ACTNABLE TORT, I HAVE EELY AND KNOWGLY NSENTED TO SUCH NDUCT. THE WAIVERS, RELEAS AND MNI THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER AGREEMENT THAT I HAVE EXECUTED OR THAT I MAY EXECUTE NNECTN WH THE PROGRAM AND ANY OTHER PRODUCTN EXPRSLY APPLY TO ANY SUCH CLN AND EXPLOATN.8. I UNRSTAND THAT SUBSEQUENT TO THE PROGRAM, IS MY CHOICE WHETHER OR NOT TO NTUE ANY TERACTN, DATG OR RELATNSHIP WHICH ARIS OUT OF THE PROGRAM, AND THAT ANY SUCH TERACTN, DATG AND/OR RELATNSHIP BEARS HERENT RISKS, CLUDG WHOUT LIMATN THE RISK OF EMOTNAL OR PHYSIL HARM, PHYSIL OR SEXUAL ASSLT, UNWANTED PREGNANCY OR SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS, OR OTHER ACTS OF WRONGDOG OR MORAL TURPU. I AGREE TO E MY DISCRETN AS TO WHETHER TO NTUE ANY TERACTN, DATG OR RELATNSHIP, AND AGREE THAT SUCH ACTIVY IS SOLELY AND ENTIRELY AT MY OWN RISK.9. (A) I SHALL KEEP STRICTT NFINCE AND SHALL NOT DISCLOSE TO ANY OTHER PARTICIPANT OR OTHER THIRD PARTY AT ANY TIME (I.E., PRR TO, DURG, OR AFTER THE TAPG OR EXHIBN OF THE PROGRAM) ANY RMATN OR MATERIALS OF ANY KD THAT I READ, HEAR OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE OR LEARN NNECTN WH OR AS A RULT OF MY PARTICIPATN ON THE PROGRAM (LLECTIVELY, THE “CONFINTIAL INFORMATN”). CONFINTIAL INFORMATN CLUS, BUT IS NOT LIMED TO, ANY RMATN OR MATERIALS I LEARN OR ACQUIRE NCERNG OR RELATG TO PRODUCER OR ANY TELEVISN WORKS OR DISTRIBUTORS OF THE PROGRAM (“NETWORK”), THE BS OF PRODUCER OR NETWORK, THE TERMS AND NDNS OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY PROGRAM PRODUCED BY PRODUCER OR EXHIBED BY NETWORK, CLUDG, WHOUT LIMATN, ANY RMATN NCERNG OR RELATG TO THE PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, THE VENU OR LOTN(S) OF THE PROGRAM, THE EVENTS NTAED THE PROGRAM OR THE OUTE OF ANY EVENT THE PROGRAM. I ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE CONFINTIAL INFORMATN IS NFINTIAL AND THE EXCLIVE PROPERTY OF PRODUCER OR NETWORK. AT NO TIME WILL I EVER, DIRECTLY OR DIRECTLY, DIVULGE ANY MANNER, OR E OR PERM OTHERS TO E, ANY OF THE CONFINTIAL INFORMATN. MY OBLIGATNS WH RPECT TO NFINTIALY AS SET FORTH THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NTUE PERPETUY OR UNTIL TERMATED BY NETWORK WRG. IN NO EVENT SHALL I HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMATE MY NFINTIALY OBLIGATNS UNR THIS AGREEMENT. (B) I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY BREACH BY ME OF ANY OF THE NFINTIALY PROVISNS OF THIS AGREEMENT WOULD E PRODUCER AND NETWORK IRREPARABLE JURY AND DAMAGE THAT NNOT BE REASONABLY OR AQUATELY PENSATED BY DAMAG AN ACTN AT LAW. I HEREBY EXPRSLY AGREE THAT PRODUCER AND NETWORK SHALL BE ENTLED TO JUNCTIVE AND OTHER EQUABLE RELIEF (WHOUT POSTG ANY BOND) TO PREVENT OR CURE ANY BREACH OR THREATENED BREACH OF THE NFINTIALY PROVISNS OF THIS AGREEMENT BY ME. I WILL FEND, MNIFY AND HOLD HARMLS PRODUCER, NETWORK, THEIR PARENT, SUBSIDIARY AND AFFILIATED PANI, AND EACH OF THEIR RPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, REPRENTATIV AND EMPLOYE, OM AND AGAST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, ACTNS, DAMAG, LIABILI, LOSS, STS AND EXPENS (CLUDG, WHOUT LIMATN, ATTORNEYS’ FE) THAT ANY WAY ARISE OUT OF OR RULT OM MY BREACH OF ANY OF THE NFINTIALY PROVISNS OF THIS AGREEMENT.(C) WHOUT ANY WAY LIMG THE FOREGOG, I FURTHER AGREE THAT WHOUT THE PRR APPROVAL OF PRODUCER AND/OR NETWORK EACH STANCE, I SHALL NOT DISCS THE PROGRAM OR MY PARTICIPATN THE PROGRAM WH ANY THIRD PARTY, EXCEPT THAT I MAY MAKE CINTAL, NON-ROGATORY MENTN THAT I PARTICIPATED THE PROGRAM (I.E., “I PARTICIPATED UPDATG”) ONLY AFTER THE EARLIER OF WHEN I APPEAR OR THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT BY PRODUCER OR NETWORK OF MY PARTICIPATN THE PROGRAM.110. I AGREE NOT TO MAKE ANY MERCIAL OR ANY OTHER E OF THE FACT THAT I APPEARED THE PROGRAM OR THAT PRODUCER ED THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS THE PROGRAM. NEHER I NOR ANYONE ACTG ON MY BEHALF SHALL AT ANY TIME E ANY OF PRODUCER’S OR NETWORK’S NAM, LOGOS, TRA NAM OR TRAMARKS (CLUDG, BUT NOT LIMED TO, THE TLE OF THE PROGRAM), OR THOSE OF ANY OF PRODUCER’S OR NETWORK’S RELATED PANI, FOR ANY PURPOSE OR ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER.11. IN THE EVENT OF A BREACH OR FLT OF THIS RELEASE BY PRODUCER, I AGREE THAT MY SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE THE RIGHT TO SEEK MONEY DAMAG CURRED AS A RULT OF SUCH BREACH OR FLT, IF ANY. I SHALL NOT SEEK OR HAVE THE RIGHT TO JUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUABLE RELIEF, OR TO RCD THIS RELEASE, OR THE RIGHTS GRANTED HERE, OR TO RTRA ANY MANNER THE PRODUCTN, DISTRIBUTN, EXHIBN, ADVERTISG OR ANY OTHER EXPLOATN OF THE PROGRAM OR ANY PRODUCTN BASED UPON THE RIGHTS GRANTED HERNR OR PRODUCED PURSUANT TO THIS RELEASE, OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR ANCILLARY RIGHTS NNECTN WH THE FOREGOG. IN NO EVENT SHALL PRODUCER BE LIABLE FOR NSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNIVE DAMAG, OR LOST OR ANTICIPATED PROFS.12. RELEASE, AGREEMENT NOT TO SUE AND INDEMNITY. I UNRSTAND THAT MY PARTICIPATN THE ACTIVY, ANY NEWS VERAGE OF SUCH ACTIVY, ANY SUBSEQUENT TERACTN, DATG AND RELATNSHIP, AND ANY TRAVEL BY ME NNECTN WH THE ACTIVY, IS AT MY OWN RISK. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMTED BY LAW, I, FOR MYSELF AND ON BEHALF OF MY HEIRS, EXECUTORS, AGENTS, SUCCSORS OR ASSIGNS, HEREBY RELEASE, HOLD HARMLS, AND FOREVER DISCHARGE PRODUCER, NETWORK, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR OR WORK THAT EXHIBS THE PROGRAM, ANY NEW SOURCE WHICH VERS THE PROGRAM AND EACH OF THEIR RPECTIVE PARENT, SUBSIDIARY, RELATED AND AFFILIATED ENTI, LICENSE, SUCCSORS, ASSIGNS, SPONSORS AND ADVERTISERS OF EACH OF THE FOREGOG, AND EACH OF THEIR RPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, PRCIPALS, EXECUTIV, ON-AIR TALENT, AGENTS, NTRACTORS, PARTNERS, SHAREHOLRS, REPRENTATIV AND EMPLOYE (“RELEASED PARTI”), OM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, ACTNS, DAMAG, LOSS, LIABILI, STS, EXPENS, JURI OR OF ACTN WHATSOEVER THAT ANY WAY ARE ED BY, ARISE OUT OF OR RULT OM THIS AGREEMENT, MY APPEARANCE AND PARTICIPATN THE ACTIVY, THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, THE PROGRAM, OR THE ADVERTISEMENTS, THE CREATN OF THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, MY PRENCE AT OR TRAVEL TO ANY LOTN NNECTN WH MY PARTICIPATN THE ACTIVY, ANY SUBSEQUENT DATG OR RELATNSHIP, OR THE BROADST OR OTHER EXHIBN OF THE PROGRAM, THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS, OR THE ADVERTISEMENTS, OR ANY NEWS VERAGE OF ANY OF THE FOREGOG, ON ANY LEGAL THEORY WHATSOEVER (CLUDG, BUT NOT LIMED TO, PERSONAL JURY, RIGHTS OF PRIVACY AND PUBLICY, FAMATN, OR FALSE LIGHT), REGARDLS OF WHETHER ED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISNDUCT OF THE RELEASED PARTI (LLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED CLAIMS”). TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMTED BY LAW, I AGREE THAT I WILL NEVER SUE ANY OF THE RELEASED PARTI BEE I DO NOT LIKE THE MANNER WHICH PRODUCER OR S LICENSE OR ASSIGNE TOOK OR ED THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS OR ED THE FOOTAGE AND MATERIALS THE PROGRAM OR ANY OTHER PROGRAM OR FOR ANY E OF ACTN BASED ON ANY OF THE RELEASED CLAIMS. I WILL FEND, MNIFY AND HOLD THE RELEASED PARTI HARMLS OM ANY AND ALL SUCH CLAIMS, ACTNS, DAMAG, LOSS, LIABILI, STS, EXPENS, JURI OR OF ACTN, AS WELL AS ALL THOSE THAT ANY WAY ARE ED BY, ARISE OUT OF OR RULT OM ANY BREACH OR ALLEGED BREACH BY ME OF ANY OF THE REPRENTATNS OR WARRANTI MA BY ME THIS AGREEMENT.13. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMTED BY LAW, I WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS I MAY HAVE UNR SECTN 1542 OF THE CIVIL CO OF CALIFORNIA, AND EVERY LIKE PROVISN ANY FOREIGN JURISDICTN. SECTN 1542 PROVIS:‍A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY. 14. IN SIGNG THIS AGREEMENT, I AM NOT RELYG ON ANY REPRENTATNS OR OTHER STATEMENTS THAT ARE NOT NTAED HERE. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE ERNED BY AND NSTED AND ENFORCED ACRDANCE WH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (UNED STAT OF AMERI) WHOUT REGARD TO S L ON NFLICT OF LAWS OR ANY OTHER L THAT WOULD RULT THE APPLITN OF A DIFFERENT BODY OF LAW. THE PARTI AGREE ANY DISPUT ARISG UNR THIS CERTIFITE AND/OR THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE ROLVED BY BDG ARBRATN NEW YORK, NEW YORK PURSUANT TO THE JAMS COMPREHENSIVE (FOR CLAIMS OVER $250,000) OR JAMS STREAMLED (FOR CLAIMS UNR $250,000) ARBRATN RUL AND PROCR. THE ARBRATOR SHALL BE A RETIRED JUDGE OR JTICE OF ANY STATE OR FERAL URT WH SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE THE ENTERTAMENT DTRY.15. AS ED HERE, “PRODUCER” SHALL CLU PRODUCER, S LICENSE, SUCCSORS AND ASSIGNS, AND EACH OF THEIR RPECTIVE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARI, AND AFFILIAT, AND EACH OF THEIR RPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLRS, EMPLOYE, AGENTS, REPRENTATIV, SUCCSORS, LICENSE AND ASSIGNS. NETWORK IS AN EXPRS TEND THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY OF THIS AGREEMENT, WH FULL STANDG TO ENFORCE EACH, EVERY, ANY AND ALL OF S PROVISNS AS IF WAS AN EXPRS PARTY THERETO. I AGREE THAT PRODUCER MAY LICENSE, ASSIGN, AND OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL RIGHTS GRANTED BY ME TO PRODUCER UNR THIS AGREEMENT TO ANY PERSON OR ENTY.16. THIS IS THE PLETE AND BDG AGREEMENT BETWEEN PRODUCER AND ME, AND SUPERSES ALL PRR UNRSTANDGS AND MUNITNS, BOTH ORAL AND WRTEN, WH RPECT TO S SUBJECT MATTER. 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”The aforementned 2020 holiday rom- Happit Season, for example, was directed by openly gay multi-hyphenate Clea DuVall and also featured out actrs Kristen Stewart one of the leadg rol. The 2020 Ryan Murphy-directed mil film The Prom was cricized wily for stg Jam Corn as a gay man.

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The actor received backlash om a slew of crics and on social media, llg his performance “gay-face” and “offensive. This go to show that the issue is nuanced and plex: Jt bee a project do st some queer actors queer rol and has a queer person at the helm (Murphy is openly gay), that don’t mean ’s exempt om cricism or there to be staed and staable change, ’s sential to have LGBTQ+ people cisn-makg posns. Bee of that, she utns speakg absolut about straight people not playg queer rol, which might give journalists license to ask actors if they’re gay and put prsure on someone to e out before they’re ready.

Benedict Cumberbatch plays a sexually reprsed wboy the 1920s – when homosexualy was wily stigmatized and many plac, crimalized – the upg Netflix film “The Power of the Dog. Hollywood has for s st actors heterosexual relatnships gay rol. Some of the creators volved those films, like director Todd Hayn of “Carol” and Lu Guadagno, who directed “Call Me By Your Name, ” which also starred straight actors, are gay themselv.

The film “Moonlight, ” which followed a gay Black man three stag of his life, was celebrated for sisteppg queer stereotyp, though starred some straight actors. Whereas stg cisgenr actors transgenr rol has recently fallen out of popular practice – LGBTQ media advocy anizatn GLAAD says stg this way “perpetuat this belief that trans people aren’t real” – there is not a siar nsens when to actors playg gay characters.

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(The anizatn didn’t immediately rpond to CNN’s requt for ment regardg straight actors portrayg gay characters. Vany Fair cric Richard Lawson wrote a review of the 2020 film “The Prom” that there’s no “hard and fast le about who should play gay men on screen. ” Nuance, though, is necsary for any actor playg a gay character, he said.

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