Hairspray Live! actor Garrett Clayton recently opened up about his experiences working on the set of King Cobra with James Franco. The 2016 movie, rated NC-17, chronicled the life of porn star Brent Corrigan with Clayton starring as Corrigan. The former Disney channel breakout star took a little time feeling at ease on the set,
“I was challenging myself mentally, saying, ‘This is a character. This isn’t me. It’s okay.’ It felt very vulnerable to be pretty much nude and insinuate sexual acts with basic strangers.”
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However that ease was quickly shattered as the Teen Beach Movie actor recalls being publicly slut shamed saying, “the movie, I guess, made some people feel like they had permission to either say or do hurtful things.” Recalling the incident in greater detail the 31-year-old publicly out actor said,
“At one point during a shoot, I was on the couch with two men on either side of me, and they started making jokes about what a slut I was. They’re like, ‘this isn’t his first time.’ I felt like they were talking through me. It really got to me, I ended up leaving the room. They just wouldn’t stop saying such nasty horrible things right through me as if I wasn’t sitting right there.”
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The incident gave the Don’t Hang Up actor a glimpse into what his female friends dealt with on a greater scale,
“That was such a big eye-opening experience because a lot of my girlfriends have told me men have treated them this way. I’m not saying I understand the female experience completely, but this was probably the closest I’ll get to it.”
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Garrett will soon be seen in The Mattachine Family opposite Nico Tortorella and Juan Pablo Di Pace in a story about two gay men who become fathers. Instinct covered the casting announcement of the film back in November. In his role in the film, the A Gay in the Life podcast host exclaimed,
“I have a cute spot in The Mattachine Family. I’ve played my fair share of scandalous characters, and I’m sure I will again, but right now I want to keep showing people my different colors.”
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Sources: Queerty
OMG… What’s with all the sensitivity all of a sudden? Acting is Acting. If you’re not a slut, get over it.
I’ve heard gay actors get harassed alot mainly to stay in the closet.