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Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christi Carras

Stanley Tucci: It's OK for straight actors to play gay roles if done 'the right way'

Stanley Tucci takes no issue with straight actors playing gay characters — as long as it's done "the right way."

The Oscar-nominated actor waded into the debate surrounding LGBTQ+ casting on Sunday's episode of BBC Radio 4's "Desert Island Discs." Tucci, 62, has portrayed queer men in 2006's "The Devil Wears Prada" and 2020's "Supernova."

"Obviously, I believe that's fine," Tucci told the BBC.

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