Wentworth Miller comes out
Television star Wentworth Miller announced he was gay on Wednesday in order to take a public stand against homophobia in Russia.
Television star Wentworth Miller announced he was gay on Wednesday in order to take a public stand against homophobia in Russia.
The Prison Break star declined an invitation to a Russian film festival after the country passed a series of anti-gay laws after being asked to attend the St. Petersburg International Film Festival.
'As a gay man, I must decline,' he wrote in his reply, which was made public by the campaigning group GLAAD.
Miller said he must decline due to Russia's discriminatory laws against gays.
'I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government,' Wentworth added.
'The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly,' he said.
Miller received support from fellow actors - one of them, Neil Patrick Harris who tweeted:
Well done, Wentworth Miller. Bravo.
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) August 21, 2013
This after 19-year-old Lucas Cruikshank -- the viral video star who played the ultra-hyper "Fred" character in a Nickelodeon movie and several shows -- also revealed he's gay.
And South African-born Spud actor, Troye Sivan, famous for playing the young Wolverine to fellow Australian Hugh Jackman in the "X-Men" franchise, as well as the lead role in the Spud movie franchise, came out this week on his YouTube channel.
Sivan, 18, told his family on Aug. 7, 2010 that he is gay and told his huge YouTube fan base on the same day in 2013.