Piers Morgan wades into straight actors playing gay roles debate

As the glass ceiling continues for LGBTQ+ stars in the TV and film industry, presenter and commentator Piers Morgan has decided to weigh in on the debate over whether gay roles should be played by gay actors.

The debate over who should play certain roles has been going on for years, with several big-name stars weighing in on it, including Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Joe Locke, Ben Whishaw, and Nicholas Galitzine. has also been debated intermittently.

On the other hand, some believe that LGBTQ+ roles should only be given to LGBTQ+ actors who can play them with vivid authenticity, while others believe that LGBTQ+ roles should only be given to LGBTQ+ actors who can play them with vivid authenticity, while others believe that LGBTQ+ roles should only be given to LGBTQ+ actors who can play them with vivid authenticity; Some people think it should be open to everyone.

In a December 3rd Sun column, Piers Morgan uncensored host I wrote He said he liked Rupert Everett’s response to the backlash over Scarlett Johansson’s role as transgender Dante “Tex” Gill. Movies that are currently canceled rub and pull In 2018.

“When Tom Hanks played a gay man in the first major film about HIV/AIDS, Philadelphia, and gave an Oscar-winning performance, shining a very important and effective global light on Tom Hanks, “Did it matter that Hanks wasn’t gay? About a deadly disease?” Morgan wrote.

“It affected the woke brigade, and they’ve since attacked him so hard for that that he now says ‘straight guy playing gay guy’ lacks authenticity.” He says he shouldn’t have taken the role because of the situation. ”

Morgan went on to call the criticism of Hanks a “poppy cock” and cited other actors who played certain roles without possessing character traits, such as Anthony Hopkins, who played Hannibal Lecter.

“Let the actors do what they do best: act!” he said.

Morgan is used to openly commenting on LGBTQ+ topics, and previously criticized Kew Gardens’ Queer Nature After Hours event, asking: “Why can’t we just plant straight plants?”

At the time, a Kew Gardens spokesperson responded to criticism by acknowledging that the Queer Nature Festival “showcases the diversity of nature” and explained that some plants “don’t neatly fit into the dichotomy.” .