Long rumored to be gay, George Clooney doesn’t mind the accusations. To him it is all in a day’s work.
In a new interview with The Advocate‘s Brandon Voss, Clooney talks about his “bromance” with Brad Pitt, the rumors he is gay and his zealous support for marriage equality.
Speaking on the issue of being gay Clooney told the Advocate,
“I think it’s funny, but the last thing you’ll ever see me do is jump up and down, saying, ‘These are lies!’ That would be unfair and unkind to my good friends in the gay community. I’m not going to let anyone make it seem like being gay is a bad thing. My private life is private, and I’m very happy in it. Who does it hurt if someone thinks I’m gay? I’ll be long dead and there will still be people who say I was gay. I don’t give a sh*t.”
He then went on to discuss his relationship with Brad Pitt,
“I’ve had great fun spending time with my friend again over the awards season. Not only do I enjoy him as a person and respect his talent, but I also love what he does in the world. I can’t speak highly enough about how hard he works at making the world better.”
Finally Clooney went on to talk about his new role in the movie “8″ where he plays a lawyer in sopport of repealing California’s Proposition 8 which outlawed gay marriage. He said,
“It’s always been this albatross that stood out to me as the final leg of the civil rights movement. Well before Prop. 8, I’ve made the point that every time we’ve stood against equality, we’ve been on the wrong side of history. It’s the same kind of argument they made when they didn’t want blacks to serve in the military, or when they didn’t want blacks to marry whites. One day the marriage equality fight will look as archaic as George Wallace standing on the University of Alabama steps keeping James Hood from attending college because he was black. People will be embarrassed to have been on the wrong side.”
Do you think George Clooney is a real stand up guy?
I don't think George knows anything about children, family values or should be our leader about Gay marriage or any marriage. He is a rich selfish guy that has all the money and fame in the world.
The Los Angeles premiere of Dustin Lance Black’s play about the Proposition 8 trial, “8″, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and many others will be streamed live for the entire world to see this coming Saturday, March 3. Starting time is 7:30 p.m. PST.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcGbPqRqS8o
People's sexual orientation is their choice. I do not see any reason for same sex marriage! They cannot conceive. I do think if they choose to live together for an extended period, some laws should be established to allow one partner to give consent to treatment, inherit property , etc. But, marriage –no!
I agree w/your comment, Peg.
Margaret and Christine .. perhaps you could both think of it more or less as NONE of your business and go have another bowl of ice cream or something. No gay person I know seeks the approval of either of you, and when you start paying my taxes and contributing to society as I do .. you might have a valid opinion in this matter. Until then .. anything you say is neither solicited or welcome.
SO looking forward to this broadcast!! It's all over facebook and I think a whole lot of people will be watching it. The Prop 8 defendants got their wish to keep the tapes from public viewing .. but they can't stop this from happening and exposing their bigotry for all the world to see.
Sam .. and George Clooney is a personal friend or acquantance of yours? How else could you know so much and have such a strong opinion of him?
Will Byrd No, you did not ask for my opinion, but I DO contribute to society, & have! I also pay taxes, though perhaps not at your level. So…have my "bowl of ice cream or something" !!
Christine Caraher you have NO interest in who gets married or not other than yourself .. If you dont like gay marriage perhaps you should find a place where that sort of opinion is welcome. I am sick and tired of people who have no life thinking that they have any right whatsoever to opine about the lives of others when they are not affected in any way by those lives.
The Inquisitir asked for opinions, I gave mine. I don't care what people's sexual orientations are.I don't approve of same sex marriage. I do pay taxes, a lot of taxes, though I don't see what it has to do with this. But, that's my opinion. You have yous, you don't like mine— tough! And what has ice cream have to do with it?
We may not be the judge, but we know imorality when we see it and we know to stay away from it
Sam Millett Sam .. What in the world are you talking about? Was that supposed to be a response to what I asked you?
Margaret .. what business is same sex marriage of yours? You had a tizzy fit over the fact that gay couples can't conceive .. and I assume at your age that you also don't see any validity in your marriage since you are well past the age of having children. Your reasoning is whacky and not based on anything reasonable … actually it's based on nothing more than fear and bigotry. You say that it's tough that I don't like your opinion. You will think tough when you find that your bigotry has no place in this democratic country, and I might say that if YOU don't like that, Margaret .. tough!!
George Clooney does not share my family values or views. See origional comment