Taylor Lautner Slams GQ Australia for Gay Question in Interview [PHOTOS]
Taylor Lautner's interview with his GQ Australia cover has sparked controversy over the magazine's gay-related questions.
The young hunk famous for his role as Jacob Black in the "Twilight Saga" movies is featured in GQ Australia's October/November issue. The interviewer brought up Lautner's recent dinner rendezvous with director Gus Van Sant and "Milk" screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who are both gay, and asked if they flirted with him.
"No, definitely not," Lautner said. "I think they know I'm straight. But they're great guys. They're a lot of fun." He noted it was not unusual for a director, a writer, and an actor to have dinner.
In his blog, Lautner turned on the interviewer.
"Really Mr. GQ writer? I'm curious, will you be asking all of the handsome actors I've ever had the privilege of working with or meeting if I made passes at them as well? I'd love to be there when you ask Sean Penn that same question. Or, Mr. GQ writer, were you projecting your own unprofessional desires onto me and Gus? Perhaps? Or worse still, are you a homophobe?" he wrote.
"Above and beyond this clear attack on my character, I'm shocked that GQ would allow their writer to lean on the scurrilous, outdated stereotype that gay men are by nature sexual predators. I mean, would you have asked this same question if it were Diablo Cody and Kathryn Bigelow at dinner with Mr. Lautner? Leaning on lies, myths and stereotypes about gay people is hateful, harmful and outdated."
The magazine issued an apology, posted on its Facebook page:
"We've seen some of the comments floating around regarding our recent interview with Taylor Lautner and apologise if anyone was offended by anything in the article. It certainly wasn't our intention to paint anyone in the story as a sexual predator.
"The point we were actually trying to push was that Taylor is irresistible to virtually everyone regardless of sexuality or gender. Hence the film crew cheering at his shirtless scenes while shooting 'Twilight,' and Mark Wahlberg deeming him better looking than Leonardo DiCaprio."
The magazine assured that they meant no harm with the interview wish Lautner success in his career.
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