An actor discusses the criticism his 1997 rom-com received from the LGBTQ+ community, particularly lesbians, and how the film has been viewed retrospectively.
Entertainment Weekly knew he, as a straight man, would face some backlash for writing and directing a movie with a queer character. And while did garner criticism from the LGBTQ+ community, particularly from lesbians, it was nothing compared to the damning criticism it would receive in retrospect years later.Albert L.
Ortega/WireImage; ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty saved his life,' asks Smith if he understood why certain people within the LGBTQ+ community might not be so enthusiastic about the 1997 rom-com. 'Yeah, of course. Absolutely. Believe me, I've had 22 years to get used to that. I got used to that on the f---ing first week it came out,' Smith says in the clip below. 'The biggest blowback, and God's truth, that I heard, felt, and was told about was when they told me that Ellen andHe continues, 'And us being like, 'Well, that's the most famous lesbian in the world. We just lost her. That means we're never getting on DeGeneres and Heche dated from 1997 to 2000 and were the most high-profile same-sex couple Hollywood had seen to that point. DeGeneres famously came out as gay both in her real life and in her sitcom, was seen around its premiere, and increasingly over the years, as a regressive take on lesbian identity — as in the time-worn adage that the 'cure' for lesbianism was just the love of a good man.plays Holden, a straight determined to woo her. And he does, which is probably the point where DeGeneres and Heche walked out, though things get more complicated from there.kept me alive for years to come despite the suicidal thoughts that began to permeate from the trauma that I was continuously experiencing at school,' Rodgers said in the TED Talk. 'No matter what I was dealing with, I had this one movie to bring me solace.' Smith was all too happy to contribute to Rodgers' film, even if it wasn't going to be a total 'lovefest.''s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last yea
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