The 'Martian' actor seemed to suggest that gay actors were actually better off staying in the closet by saying, 'People shouldn't know anything about y
- Sep 29, 2015
AceShowbiz - Matt Damon, who previously came under fire over racial diversity in Hollywood, is facing another backlash over his comments about sexuality and actors being openly gay in Hollywood. In an interview with The Guardian, Matt was asked if he thought it's harder for actors to be open about their sexuality.
"I'm sure," the star of "The Martian" said while discussing his role as gay in "Behind the Candelabra", "When Ben [Affleck] and I first came on the scene there were rumors that we were gay because it was two guys who wrote a script together."
He continued, "I know. It's just like any piece of gossip and it put us in a weird position of having to answer, you know what I mean? Which was then really deeply offensive. I don't want to, like [imply] it's some sort of disease - then it's like I'm throwing my friends under the bus. But at the time, I remember thinking and saying, Rupert Everett was openly gay and this guy - more handsome than anybody, a classically trained actor it's tough to make the argument that he didn't take a hit for being out."
Matt went on to say that all actors, gay or straight, were better off trying to maintain a certain level of privacy. "I think it must be really hard for actors to be out publicly," the "Interstellar" actor shared, "But in terms of actors, I think you're a better actor the less people know about you period. 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."
Some Twitter users slammed Matt over his remarks.
"people shouldn't know anything about your sexuality" -Matt Damon
So he should stop talking about his wife & kids immediately, then, yes?
— jaciem (@jaciem) September 28, 2015
Matt Damon needs to stop telling other people how to live their lives
— Mary the Heroine (@HeroineMary) September 28, 2015
Matt Damon is doing everything possible to ruin his 'good guy' image. He should probably just stop talking
— Eleanor Jackson (@elliejackson1) September 28, 2015
First diversity & now sexuality. Hey, Matt Damon.I'm not your publicist but PLEASE SHUT UP! YOU'RE SPROUTING UTTER NONSENSE AGAIN! #FacePalm
— Darcy Yusuf (@Like_Whoa) September 28, 2015
Is this going to be a thing now? Every week Matt Damon says something extremely stupid?
— Brent Weichsel (@bsweichsel) September 28, 2015
Matt Damon (and every other actor) has never suffered from being openly heterosexual. never. ever
— Darth Kriss (@insanityreport) September 28, 2015
Gay actors keeping quiet about their sexuality is nothing like straight actors being "private".
— Harry Cook (@HarryCook) September 28, 2015
