Is James Franco Gay?
Let’s have a collective sigh of relief, ladies!
Despite gay roles he takes on as an actor, James Franco puts rumors about his sexuality to rest in a new interview.
James told Advocate magazine:
“Everyone thinks I’m a stoner, and some people think I’m gay because I’ve played these gay roles,”
“That’s what people think, but it’s not true. I don’t smoke pot. I’m not gay. But on another level, there’s something in me that is able to play roles like that in a way that’s convincing.”
It’s weird how acting works, isn’t it? Like it’s his job to pretend he’s something that he’s not, or something…
In addition to a Saturday Night Live skit where he locks lips with Will Forte (who has since left SNL), James played Harvey Milk‘s lover in the 2008 film Milk, and will play gay again in his new movie, Howl, which opens September 24th.
But why does James– who has been with girlfriend Ahna O’Reilly for five years– take on so many gay roles?
“In this history of cinema, there are so many heterosexual love stories,”
“It’s so hammered, so done. It’s just not that interesting to me. It’s more interesting to me to play roles and relationships that haven’t been portrayed as often.”
A great point, really, and a great way to keep things progressive. Can’t blame him for that!
[image: WENN]
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I always find articles like this one funny… “let’s sigh a collective relief, ladies…” This is a just a guy living in Hollywood and in the acting profession. Do his female fans really expect he’ll be pursuing and/or sleeping with all of them? So why should anyone care about what his sexual preference is?