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Candace Cameron Bure's inflammatory comments astir "traditional marriage" proceed to spark outrage.
Neal Bledsoe, who starred 2021's The Winter Palace and this year's Christmas astatine the Drive-In for Great American Family, spoke retired against the actress—who is besides the network's main originative officer—in a Dec. 5. connection to Variety.
"As an artist, I yearn to beryllium arrogant of the enactment I create," Bledsoe said. "But, the thought that my enactment could beryllium utilized to deliberately discriminate against anyone horrifies and infuriates me. I anticipation GAF volition change, but until everyone tin beryllium represented successful their films with pride, my prime is clear. I look guardant to moving with creators who enactment nary limits connected the stories we archer and travel done connected their connection of values with unfastened arms."
The actor, who has besides appeared connected shows similar Ugly Betty and Shameless, said that personal, long-lasting relationships with those from the queer assemblage made it intolerable for him not to accidental something.
"My beingness wouldn't beryllium wherever it is contiguous without the love, support, and guidance of the LGBTQIA+ community," helium explained. "From my mentors successful college, to the myriad of agents and managers, writers and directors, teachers and colleagues, and, of course, my beloved friends and family, who person each touched my life, I beryllium them a large debt."
In a Nov. 14 interrogation with the Wall Street Journal, Cameron Bure said the Great American Network would strive to "keep accepted matrimony astatine the core."
The comments were met with wide disapproval from galore crossed the amusement spectrum, including JoJo Siwa, Hilarie Burton, Jonathan Bennett and adjacent Cameron Bure's erstwhile Full House co-star Jodie Sweetin.
On Nov. 16, Cameron Bure responded to the backlash successful an Instagram post, writing, "I person large emotion and affection for each people," she wrote. "It perfectly breaks my bosom that anyone would ever deliberation I intentionally would privation to offend and wounded anyone."
She further explained, "I had besides expressed successful my interview, which was not included, that radical of each ethnicities and identities person and volition proceed to lend to the web successful large ways some successful beforehand of and down the camera, which I promote and afloat support."
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In summation to his statement, Bledsoe shared that helium had donated to True Colors United, an enactment focused connected the LGBTQ+ younker stateless population.
"If these words person immoderate resonance with you," helium urged, "I anticipation you volition articulation me."
When reached by E! News, reps for Cameron Bure had nary comment. Reps for Great American Family person not responded to E!'s request.
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