Noah Galvin Issues Apology To Colton Haynes, Bryan Singer, And Eric Stonestreet After Scathing Interview About Gay Hollywood

Noah Galvin had a lot to say in a recent interview with New York Magazine’s Vulture, but now he’s taking some of it back. In an expletive-filled rant, the 22-year-old Real O’Neals star slammed Hollywood casting agents for discrimination against gay actors, and he called out some stars for not coming out—and others for how they came out. But it wasn’t long before Galvin asked for some of his comments to be retracted.

In the interview, Noah Galvin singled out Arrow actor Colton Haynes for his approach to coming out as gay after years of speculation. Galvin called Haynes’ way of coming out “the worst.”

“That’s not coming out,” Galvin said of Haynes, who didn’t actually say he was gay in his coming out interview with Entertainment Weekly. “That’s f*****g p***y b******t. That’s like, enough people assume that I sleep with men, so I’m just going to slightly confirm the fact that I’ve s****d a d**k or two. That’s not doing anything for the little gays but giving them more masturbation material.”

While Vulture later removed some of Galvin’s most controversial comments from an edited version of the piece, The Advocate revealed that Noah Galvin also referenced X-Men director Bryan Singer in the interview, implying that the famous director preyed on younger men at pool parties at his home.

And Noah Galvin also criticized Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet for the way he plays a gay character. Stonestreet, who is straight, plays gay character Cam Tucker on the ABC comedy.

“I think as wonderful of an actor as Eric Stonestreet is … he’s playing a caricature of a caricature of a stereotype of stereotype on Modern Family,” Noah said. “And he’s a straight man in real life. And as hilarious as that character is, there’s a lack of authenticity. I think people — especially young gay kids — they can laugh at it, and they can see it as a source of comedy, but like, nothing more than that.”

But within hours after Vulture ran the piece, Noah Galvin issued an apology via a statement to the magazine and also on social media, admitting that his careless comments have hurt the LGBTQ community and the entertainment industry.

“I sincerely apologize to Bryan Singer for the horrible statement I made about him in the interview I gave to New York Magazine,” Galvin wrote. “My comments were false and unwarranted. It was irresponsible and stupid of me to make those allegations against Bryan, and I deeply regret doing so. I have never been to Bryan’s house, and I admit there is no basis for any of the things I said or implied about Bryan in that interview.”

Noah also issued apologies to Colton Haynes and Eric Stonestreet.

“To Colton Haynes and to the LGBTQ youth, especially those who have embraced our show, I have no right to dictate how or when anybody comes out of the closet,” Galvin wrote. “I know how difficult and scary the process of coming out can be, and the last thing I would ever want to do is make it scarier. For anyone. Lastly, as I said in the interview, I think Eric Stonestreet is a wonderful actor.”

Noah Galvin went on to apologize to everyone that he has hurt with his comments, admitting that he is “new to this” and promising to be more thoughtful in interviews going forward. Rest assured, Noah Galvin probably won’t be doing any interviews without his publicist nearby in the future.

Reaction to Noah Galvin’s interview and apology was swift, with Haynes posting an Instagram message calling out Galvin for judging him. Stonestreet’s Modern Family co-star also chimed in on social media.

Still a fan of his but I happen to wildly disagree with @Noahegalvin's assessment of @ColtonLHaynes & @ericstonestreet. But yay #FreeSpeech

— Jesse Tyler Ferguson (he/him/his) (@jessetyler) June 9, 2016

Noah Galvin plays gay teenager Kenny O’Neal on the ABC sitcom The Real O’Neals. The show was recently picked up for a second season, but after Galvin’s comments, it will be interesting to see if the show suffers some backlash.

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