‘Glee’ Creator Calls for Newsweek Boycott
Oh, it's on now: Ryan Murphy, the mind behind Fox's camp-tastic hit show "Glee," is lowering the boom on Newsweek, urging readers to boycott the magazine after columnist Ramin Setoodeh questioned a "Glee" character's credibility (continued).
Oh, it’s on now: Ryan Murphy, the mind behind Fox’s camp-tastic hit show “Glee,” is lowering the boom on Newsweek, urging readers to boycott the magazine after columnist Ramin Setoodeh questioned a “Glee” character’s credibility as a heterosexual in his widely maligned recent article about gay actors playing it straight. –KA
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Glee creator Ryan Murphy has issued an open letter, urging people to boycott Newsweek until it apologizes for a now-notorious article about gay actors playing straight roles. The Newsweek article states that Glee star Jonathan Groff seems like a “theater queen” on the show. The article also says of Sean Hayes’ performance in Broadway’s Promises, Promises: “It’s weird seeing Hayes play straight.”
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