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Oliver Stark reacts to homophobic backlash after Buck's '9-1-1 'kiss

'9-1-1' star Oliver Stark responds to homophobic backlash after Buck's shocking kiss: 'You've missed the entire point of the show'

If one other character finding a new facet to his sexuality and realizing his bisexuality is your deal breaker — I fear you’ve missed the entire point of the show." Reflecting on Thursday's episode, Stark told Entertainment Weekly that he feels the groundwork for this storyline was laid over the course of multiple seasons — even if it wasn't always clear to viewers. ‘What does this mean?’ ‘Who am I?’ ‘What about all these things that I thought to be true of myself?’ And so there's some reckoning to deal with in the next episode, and then leaning on the people that are closest to him, and finding the right moments to open up and how much to share.

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