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Jeremy Strong Says Criticizing Straight Actors for Playing Gay Roles Is ‘Absolutely Valid’


Jeremy Strong says it's "absolutely valid" to criticize straight actors playing gay roles.

“I’m sort of old fashioned, maybe, in the belief that, fundamentally, it’s [about] a person’s artistry, and that great artists, historically, have been able to, as it were, change the stamp of their nature. Nicholas Galitzine made headlines over the summer when he told British GQ that he felt “somewhat guilty” as a straight actor when he decided to play gay roles in “Red, White & Royal Blue” and “George & Mary.” “I identify as a straight man, but I have been a part of some incredible queer stories,” Galitzine told the publication.

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