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Post by pi on Jan 20, 2023 18:45:12 GMT -5
twitter.com/Variety/status/1616581257080766464Adam Lambert made headlines recently for slamming a casting rumor that “The White Lotus” star Theo James was circling the role of George Michael in a biopic about the pop music icon. Not so fast. Speaking at the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance, Lambert said he was mostly being sarcastic and that it would be “ridiculous” to claim that gay characters can only be played by gay actors. “My actual comment was a straight actor playing a gay icon. I by no means think that gay characters can only be played by gay actors,” Lambert said. “That would be ridiculous. Case in point: Scoot’s brilliant performance in this film.” Read more.. variety.com/2023/tv/news/adam-lambert-homophobia-lost-american-idol-1235497157/
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Post by pi on Jan 20, 2023 18:47:16 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jan 20, 2023 18:55:35 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jan 20, 2023 18:57:59 GMT -5
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Post by katycake on Jan 20, 2023 18:58:24 GMT -5
Brilliant. Adam answered the question in one sentence and then turned it back to talk about the movie instead of about himself.
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Post by pi on Jan 20, 2023 19:20:47 GMT -5
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Post by lurleene on Jan 20, 2023 19:33:30 GMT -5
while it is great to see a conversation about opportunities for gay actors. It would have been nice if there had been the same emphasis on gay recording artists in the media. Sorta like limited opportunities for gay actors. Yes you have a few who break thru and get great radio play but not that many in a big way. I remember when billboard was talking about great albums. They mentioned Adam's Trespassing being the first #1 BB200 album by an out artist and how good the album was. But also said too bad there was not much radio play for him and no songs from the album became hits. They said that should change. I agree but it was crickets from everyone else, lol. I don't think even any gay artists or allies spoke out about it. I guess as long as a LNX and Sam and a few get great play that is more than enough and it doesn't matter if others who are talented and popular have been mostly ignored by US radio.
I'm glad Adam cleared that up about straight actors playing gay characters. There should be more opportunities for gay actors to lead so I agree with his point in that context.
Wonderful about Fairyland and the cast. Hope this opens more acting doors for Adam in gay or straight roles!
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Post by svca on Jan 20, 2023 19:38:48 GMT -5
I noticed that too, Katycake...that was very skillful. He wasn't there to talk about AI, he was there to talk about the movie. He's very, very good at that.
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Post by pi on Jan 20, 2023 19:41:33 GMT -5
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Post by pi on Jan 20, 2023 20:01:36 GMT -5
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