Gerard Butler‘s now established himself as an international movie star. Sure, a few old ladies and some theater queers knew the 300 actor from Phantom of the Opera, but now he’s a full-blown celebrity.
And, as a full-fledged movie star, he made an appearance as San Francisco’s geektastic Wondercon. Above, you see a video from that very event in which Butler gives a surprisingly attractive female reporter (Nancy McCrumb) some face-time. A reader sent us this video and wondered whether Butler bristled when asked whether or not he’s feeling a little gay. Here’s the exchange:
NM: We’re in San Francisco – you’re here to promote a movie where it was you and 299 almost naked men. Are you feeling a little gay?
GB: No. I feel just like I did before and after the movie. I’m Gerry. I won’t be compartmentalized. No, not at all. One, because I’m not and two because it didn’t make me feel that way. That’s the good thing about the film – the gay population hopefully will love it and hopefully the female population will love it for some of those reasons as well, and hopefully the male population will love it, because it’s a fucking great movie.
He doesn’t seem mean – he seems a bit drunk, possibly stoned and exhausted from all the magnificent nerdiness.
Paul Raposo
So, according to Gerry, gays are one group, women are one group and males are another group? Typical het homophobe. Fuck him.
Grunchlk
It was a fucking stupid question to begin with. She forgot the boxers or briefs question too. Stupid bitch.
anon
Wow. Talk about an over reaction. Look, there are plenty of truly ill-intentioned and nasty people on whom Mr. Raposo should take out his anger. He doesn’t need to lash out at Mr. Butler just because he isn’t gay and said so, and because he tried to spin that dimwit’s juvenile question (a misbegotten attempt at humor?) to sell the movie he so obviously worked hard on (which is why he was at WonderCon anyway). This does not make him a “het homophobe.” It makes Mr. Raposo a very angry man who needs to learn to choose at whom he gets angry and for what. Sheesh.
anon
And btw, his father was an alcoholic, he had drinking problems when he was younger, and he hasn’t had a drink (or anything drug related) in 9 yrs. It was wrong in the extreme for the editors or administrators here to imply that he “. . . seem[ed] a bit drunk, possibly stoned . . .” He’s a kind of hyper, yacky guy.
Paul Raposo
Hey anon, I did not “lash” out at Mr. Butler for not being gay. I’m pissed that yet another het thinks gay men and women are the same, but straight men are different. We’re all males, no matter who we sleep with. And I don’t need some anonymous het telling me what to fight against. Now go back to Mr. Butler’s handlers and ask them how you should spin this reply in his favour.
Gerardo
Well, I do not know if he is gay, but I don’t think it matters, he is a great actor, and all his movies are amazing, he always do a magnificent work.
Personally, I hope he is gay, because it would give a good image to gay people, I mean, he is totally masculine, normal, not feminine. So, people would stop thinking of gay people as crazy butterflies, because we’re not!!!