Ewan McGregor defends playing gay fashion designer in Netflix’s ‘Halston’
McGregor said Halston s sexuality was just one part of who he was
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Ewan McGregor in Netflix’s Halston Photo: Netflix
Amid the ongoing debate in Hollywood over straight actors taking LGBTQ roles, Ewan McGregor has defended his casting as gay fashion designer Halston in an upcoming Netflix miniseries.
Produced by Ryan Murphy, Netflix’s
Halston follows the internationally renowned fashion designer as he “skyrockets to fame” in the ’70s “before his life starts to spin out of control,” per Netflix.
The series, which releases on May 14, will portray Roy “Halston” Frowick’s relationship with Victor Hugo, played by Gian Franco Rodriguez. It will also show the business decisions that led to Halston losing control of his fashion empire in the ’80s. Halston died in 1990 from an AIDS-related illness.
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