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Should gay roles be portrayed only by gay actors? Or is all fair in Love and Hollywood? But should critics have something negative to say about this choice of casting, considering a gay man Murphy chose to cast McGregor in this role. Billy Porter the only openly gay black actor to win a prime time Emmy for a lead role has said that he has been turned down for gay roles numerous times throughout his career while straight actors were able to book those roles with ease and be awarded for them.

Should gay roles be reserved solely for gay actors? Ewan McGregor addressed the topic in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter , defending his decision to play gay designer Halston in an upcoming Netflix series. In defense of his decision to take the role, he responded to a comment from Billy Porter suggesting that straight actors should stop playing gay characters. So I can only respect his point of view.

Ewan McGregor has defended his casting as the iconic gay designer Roy Halston Frowick in the upcoming Ryan Murphy Netflix show "Halston," addressing Billy Porter's comments around the subject of straight actors playing gay characters. In a Hollywood Reporter Roundtable in , "Pose" star Porter said: "If 'flamboyantly' wasn't in the description of the character, no one would see me ever for anything. Straight men playing gay — everyone wants to give them an award. In his own interview with The Hollywood Reporter , published Wednesday, McGregor addressed Porter's sentiments and told the publication that he "respects both sides of the discussion" around whether or not straight actors should take on gay roles.

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