Matt Damon has some questionable thoughts about sexuality in Hollywood
Another Damon hot take we didn’t really ask for.
So Matt Damon’s press tour for The Martian is certainly drumming up press.
In his latest interview with The Guardian, published Sunday, Damon offered up his thoughts on celebrities and their personal lives.
“I think you’re a better actor the less people know about you, period,’’ he told the publication. “And sexuality is a huge part of that. Whether you’re straight or gay, people shouldn’t know anything about your sexuality because that’s one of the mysteries that you should be able to play.’’
Damon’s comments — specifically pertaining to homosexuality — have since landed the actor in hot water.
“It’s tough to make the argument that he didn’t take a hit for being out,’’ Damon said after noting that he felt sympathetic when actor Rupert Everett came out as openly gay, calling Everett “more handsome than anybody, a classically trained actor.’’
Damon continued: “I think it must be really hard for actors to be out publicly.’’
As you probably predicted, the biting headlines came out like rapid-fire. “Matt Damon Suggests Gay Actors Should Hide Their Sexual Orientation,’’ wrote Complex. Raw Story, and Pink News, and Salon published similar takes.
To be fair, those headlines take Damon’s words out of context just a little bit. But all of this comes just two weeks after his controversial comments on Project Greenlight about diversity, which he later apologized for.
Let The Martian media junkets continue. We guess.
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