Posted: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:45:46 PDT
It's alright everyone, you can come out of the closet now. Todd Holland says he didn't mean it!
Openly gay and award-winning director Todd Holland has officially apologized for his remarks at this past weekend's Outfest Film Festival.
Todd had offered some peculiar advice to young gay actors, recommending they stay put in the closet, causing quite an uproar.
He released this statement to the community, apologizing:
"As an openly gay man in Hollywood, I know firsthand the tremendous challenges that people throughout the industry face in terms of being open about who they are. For people who know me, they know that I believe it's important for people to live openly and authentically, and I am sorry for my poorly chosen words at Outfest. At the end of the day, I hope my comments do not prevent us from having honest, thoughtful conversations about the significant barriers that make being an out actor in Hollywood an ongoing obstacle."
Sounds genuine enough, but it doesn't explain why he said it in the first place.
We'd like to understand that part as well, Todd.
[Image via AP Images.]
It's alright everyone, you can come out of the closet now. Todd Holland says he didn't mean it!
Openly gay and award-winning director Todd Holland has officially apologized for his remarks at this past weekend's Outfest Film Festival.
Todd had offered some peculiar advice to young gay actors, recommending they stay put in the closet, causing quite an uproar.
He released this statement to the community, apologizing:
"As an openly gay man in Hollywood, I know firsthand the tremendous challenges that people throughout the industry face in terms of being open about who they are. For people who know me, they know that I believe it's important for people to live openly and authentically, and I am sorry for my poorly chosen words at Outfest. At the end of the day, I hope my comments do not prevent us from having honest, thoughtful conversations about the significant barriers that make being an out actor in Hollywood an ongoing obstacle."
Sounds genuine enough, but it doesn't explain why he said it in the first place.
We'd like to understand that part as well, Todd.
[Image via AP Images.]
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