Jim Carrey, Star Of 'Phillip Morris,' Ribs David Letterman Over Gay Concerns
PUBLISHED: NOVEMBER 23, 2010
Actor Jim Carrey has poked fun at David Letterman for his concern over
a straight man playing a gay role.
The 48-year-old Carrey stars opposite Ewan McGregor in the upcoming
gay-themed film I Love You Phillip Morris, slated for release in the
In the film, Carrey plays Steven Russell, a gay man who falls in love with
his cellmate Phillip Morris, played by McGregor.
In an appearance on CBS' the Late Show with David Letterman, Letterman expresses concern for Carrey's professional reputation.
After praising the film, Letterman asks his guest: “Do you worry about your
image as a heterosexual leading man playing a homosexual?”
“Boy, we haven't grown at all, have we?” Carrey responds. “We're still
children in the schoolyard.”
“Honestly, no offense Dave, but have you ever seen a gay man?” he asks.
Letterman shook off the heckling and said he was only asking “what seems
like a fairly routine question.”
“Well, I think it's OK,” Carrey finally answers. “Whatever people want to do,
it doesn't matter to me.”
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