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Thanks to everybody who sent this news to me over the weekend - in an interview with Women's Wear Daily that hit the web on Thursday, just as his Dracula movie was hitting theaters (and doing not terrible, box-office-wise) we got about all I think we can expect from Luke Evans on the whole "Noted Homosexual" thing. Here's the passage of note:
"Like most action films, “Dracula” has the potential to spawn a franchise and Evans is keenly aware of the importance of appearing as marketable as possible. As his stock in Hollywood has risen, he has downplayed his sexuality. “It’s not something he is hiding, but not a fact he wishes to discuss in the press,” as one of his publicists put it. But when it was suggested that in taking on these action roles, he may be setting a precedent, Evans didn’t entirely sidestep the question.“It’s good for people to look at me and think this guy is doing his thing and enjoying what he’s doing and successful at it and living his life,” he says. “And that’s what I’m doing and I’m very happy.”"
Even if his publicist is twisting the truth there - it most assuredly is something he was hiding, whether that floated-romance with whatsherface was an actuality or not; there were all the gender-unspecific pronouns, the flirty Q&As about the types of women he liked, and so on - it's a step forward that they're even addressing this stuff... and honestly I'm just pretty much over it at this point. So good for Luke. Be "happy." I'm "happy" you're "happy." I'm so "happy" I'm downright gay.
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JA your giving Luke too much credit. Eventually he will give an interview saying when he was asked about being Gay he thought they meant Gay as in "happy". That's why he keeps answering yes I'm happy, happy, happy. Either that or he's obsessed with that Pharrell song :p
I'm confused. He answered the question, which he didn't even really have to do. What is it exactly that you want him to say?
Poor, Luke, it's so hard to be a closeted actor in those big bad action movies when all you want to do is spring into song and jazz hands all over the place. I wonder how many takes he's ruined by suddenly lisping and strutting like he's wearing six-inch stilettos. All those straight actors he works with must be afraid to do a shirtless scene because of his wondering hands.
Rupaul could whip Stallone's ass, but this precious boy thinks people won't believe his tought-guy acting if he stays Out.
If he shows up at the premiere arm-in-arm with his boyfriend, then I'll give him the benefit of the doubt regarding his desire for privacy in the press.
At least he cut his hair.
Three times I've written this comment and twice I've deleted it. Here goes nothing...
Some of the comments here are fucking ridiculous. Most, if not all of the people who click a link to get to this site are gay. Do you seriously think we're all springing into song and jazz hands all over the place? Do you think we all lisp and strut like we're wearing 6" heels? If so, fuck you! Your stereotypical comments don't harm Luke Evans, they harm our entire community.
If you are so self loathing then do something about it, until then, man up and keep it to yourself. You are the type of gay man that straight people hate and you bring that down on all of us.
I am once again impressed with the sheer level of of willful ignorance and need for people to be offended.
Do you think I think all those actually happened? Do you believe those stereotypes yourself? Is that why you can't tell sarcasm?
You would think my codifying remark would have made the sarcasm perfectly clear. Then again, this is the internet and a bitchy queen can't be sarcastic without some self-loathing 'straight acting' ex-gay squealing like a firealarm.
In this world, straight people are gonna hate you no matter what you do, how you act, what you say. To them, it doesn't make a difference if you sing show tunes or play frisbee golf with your bros. Hiding in the closet might be safe for you, but it destroys us all as a whole. Be who you are. If you want to hate yourself, go ahead, just quit trying to drag the rest of us down with you 'Scot'.
das buut, your low level stupidity and "sarcasm" aren't worth arguing with. One of these days you're going to hope people will stand with you and wonder why other gay men just discard you like so many flippant remarks. Just keep in mind that your kind of harshness, sarcastic or overt, creates the schism that may, one day, cause you deep sorrow.
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