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Pee-wee Herman star Paul Reubens comes out as gay as he admits to 'secret relationships' in posthumous film


The late Pee-wee Herman star Paul Reubens came out as gay in his posthumous documentary Pee-wee as Himself, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday night.

In an emotionally charged revelation from beyond the grave, Paul Reubens beloved by millions as the whimsical Pee-wee Herman left behind a heartbreaking message that lays bare his pain over the controversies that haunted his life The documentary, directed by Matt Wolf, offers an unflinching look at Reubens' meteoric rise to fame, his crushing fall from grace, and his desperate yearning for the world to see him as he truly was. After his 1991 arrest, he would spend the decade playing primarily non-Pee-wee characters, including roles in Burton's 1992 movie 'Batman Returns,' the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' film and a guest-star run on the TV series 'Murphy Brown.'

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