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Rebel Wilson Says the Idea That Only Gay Actors Can Play Gay Roles Is ‘Total Nonsense’

Rebel Wilson has spoken up about gay actors playing gay roles in a new interview on the BBC.

“While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence, including contemporaneous documents, film footage and eyewitness accounts from those present before, during and after the production of The Brothers Grimsby,” the statement reads. In an interview with The Sunday Times in April, Wilson doubled down, saying she felt “disrespected on the set” but refrained from speaking out so as not be to called a “troublemaker.” She told the outlet that she believed the film’s costumes were picked to “see all the cellulite on my thighs and a top to show the fattest part of my arm… like I was something to be laughed at and degraded because of my size.”

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