Matt Bomer Has Revealed That There Was Only One Job Where He Was “Closeted” Before Publicly Coming Out Because It “Really Wasn’t Safe” For Him To Be Openly Gay
Matt also shared his belief that he lost the role of Superman in the early 2000s after being outed as gay.
In February 2012, actor Matt Bomer publicly came out as gay when he thanked his partner, publicist Simon Halls, and their three children while accepting an award.
Speaking on the Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, the actor explained that the role was such a sure thing that he was generously written out of the CBS soap opera that he was starring in at the time, Guiding Light, so that he could take it on.
When asked if he believes his sexuality was why the entire deal ended up falling through, Matt admitted: “Yeah, that’s my understanding. That was a time in the industry when something like that could still really be weaponized against you. How and why and who, I don’t know, but that’s my understanding.”
Elsewhere in his recent podcast appearance, Matt opened up about his decision to come out in 2012, saying: “It was a very different time in journalism where certain people had no problem just outing actors before they had any control over their own narrative. There were certain websites that aren’t really as popular now but maybe were at the time where that was kind of their whole MO.”
When asked if his speech ended up changing any aspect of his career, Matt said: “I wasn’t closeted on any of my jobs, with the exception of one where I felt like it really wasn’t safe. There was language being used on the set and things that were really offensive, and I just thought, I need to just hunker down here and get through, soldier through. But other than that, I was really always open and honest about myself with actors and people in the industry so I wasn’t living some kind of closeted life.”
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