Stanley Tucci Thinks Straight Actors Should Be Allowed to Play Gay Roles

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BBC Radio 4’s “Desert Island Discs” show and said, “I am always very flattered when gay men come up to me and talk to me about ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ or they talk about ‘Supernova.’ ” He continued: “They say that, ‘It was just so beautiful,’ you know, ‘You did it the right way.’ Because often, it’s not done the right way.“An actor is an actor is an actor. You’re supposed to play different people.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Stanley Tucci appeared on BBC Radio 4’s “Desert Island Discs” show and weighed in on the debate over straight actors playing gay characters. The Oscar nominee, whose been married to Emily Blunt’s sister since 2012, played gay roles in “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006) and “Supernova” (2020) and received critical acclaim for both performances. “Obviously I believe that’s fine,” Tucci said about straight actors taking gay roles. “I am always very flattered when gay men come up to me and talk to me about ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ or they talk about ‘Supernova,’ and they say that, ‘It was just so beautiful,’ you know, ‘You did it the right way.’ Because often, it’s not done the right way.”

BBC‘s Desert Island Discs (via The Guardian), Tucci said that he considers being on stage or on screen as a safe place where you can inhabit different types of characters.“I feel much safer on stage than I do in real life,” he said. “Sometimes, walking into a cocktail or dinner party, I get very nervous.”Discussing being criticised for playing a gay character in Supernova, he added: “Obviously, I believe that’s fine, and I am always very flattered when gay men come up to me and talk about my role in The Devil Wears Prada or Supernova, and say I did it the right way.“Because often it is not done the right way, and I really do believe as an actor that you are supposed to play different people.

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A gay couple was attacked by a group of teenagers in Drogheda, Ireland, on June 18, while out walking their dog.The couple was walking near Saint Dominic’s Park, near the outskirts of town, when the teens began throwing stones at the couple while hurling anti-gay slurs at them and even threatening to rape their dog. The teens also punched and kicked the couple during the attack, calling them “f*****s and queers,” breaking at least one of the men’s nose during the attack according to the Irish Mirror.Ivan Miadini, one of the husbands, filmed the incident on his cell phone. “They started throwing punches and rocks, even bigger rocks,” Miadini told Michael Reade, a local radio host.

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New York Daily News.Given the use of anti-gay slurs, and the seeming randomness of the attack, the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the attack.Police have released a photo of the alleged assailant and are asking for the public’s help identifying him. The suspect is described as a bald man between 25 to 40 years old, and was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, black pants, dark brown boots, and carrying a black book bag.Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish speakers, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).The attack comes at a time when anti-gay sentiment is on the rise in response to increased LGBTQ visibility.Recently, three men were caught on surveillance camera destroying Pride flags mounted on a fence near the historic Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village.In May, a homeless man was charged with several hate crimes for allegedly defecating on an LGBTQ Pride flag and wiping his behind with another.

Former Love Island star Amy Hart has shared an adorable snap of her baby son Stanley holding hands with TV personality Stacey Solomon's daughter Belle.The star took to Instagram where she first shared that she was taking Stanley to London - and on the train - for the first time.The mother-son duo travelled to London to attend a book launch event for Stacey’s sister Jemma and her new book Love, Lists and Labels. Speaking to her Instagram followers, she recalled the event and said her baby son made his “first little friend”.