Elton John is defending Taron Egerton, who portrays him in his upcoming biopic Rocketman.
Taron became the subject of criticism for being a straight actor playing a gay man.
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“That’s all bulls**t, I’m sorry,” Elton told The Sun in response to the critique.
He added, “If people don’t like it, review-wise, or it doesn’t make one dollar, it’s the movie I wanted to make and that’s all that counts. I can look back and say, ‘You know what, I love it. I can live with it.’”
Hear what Taron had to say about the backlash from the LGBTQ community.
Rocketman hits theaters on May 31st.
TheEffanIneffable on May 18th, 2019 at 15:52 UTC »
Gay person here. Don’t care about the sexual preferences of the actor. That’s called “acting.”
Carry on.
evilmagistrate on May 18th, 2019 at 15:31 UTC »
Can I critique this title?
danny-legz on May 18th, 2019 at 15:28 UTC »
A actor being an actor ... how does he sleep at night