‘Hunger Games’ producer: ‘Closeted Hollywood actors are wimps’
By Sam Rigby
The Hunger Games
producer Nina Jacobson has said that being closeted in Hollywood “is tantamount to being a wimp”.
The out lesbian filmmaker said that while there are many places in the world where people need to hide their sexuality, Hollywood is not one of them.
She told The New York Times Magazine: “It’s a detriment to be closeted. Being closeted in Hollywood is like wearing a toupee. It suggests that you’re not proud of who you are, and that you’re afraid of people finding out who you are.
“There are places where you can’t be out for fear of your life, for fear of your livelihood. Hollywood is not one of them. So to be closeted here is tantamount to being a wimp.”
Earlier this year, Dustin Lance Black said that he doesn’t come across gay actors with staged girlfriends, or “beards”, in Hollywood anymore – read more here.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is out in cinemas now.
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