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‘Glee’ Alum Chris Colfer Was Told to Avoid Coming Out as Gay to Protect His Career

Glee alum Chris Colfer revealed that he was advised not to share his sexuality because it would have ‘ruined’ his career.

The actor’s breakout role as Kurt Hummel on Glee – starring alongside Lea Michele, Amber Riley, and both the late and Naya Rivera — led him to stardom. Prior to the show, the Roswell Johnson author hadn’t come out, even though he felt as he “couldn’t hide it.” During his interview, Chris confessed, “They said, ‘Don’t worry, as long as you never address it, you’ll be rewarded for it in the end’,” the Glee alum admitted. But the free press is very nice —- it’s a really really unfortunate time that we’re living in when books like mine that are completely innocent are being targeted simply because of who wrote them,” he shared to the hosts on The View.

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