There is a huge difference between homophobe and closet case...especially when one is aware that they are gay. Let me spell it out for you.
Homophobe = A person who hates or fears homosexual people.
Why would you be sleeping with people you hate or fear?
Closetcase = Someone who is unaware of their sexuality, or remains to keep it a secret.
Two completely different definitions that are nothing alike.
As for the Cruise situation, why don't i explain the way it works in Hollywood.
When you are a "ladies man", or I should say the "Leading man" type, coming "out of the Closet" is the worst thing that you can do in Hollywood, especially when it comes to your career. Either A: You become stereotyped and get called in for roles that are only written for homosexuals, because who can believe you as a straight male? B: You become blacklisted, because (and this is true) woman who have fantasized about you no longer want to look at your face, due to the embarrasment of the so-called "Heartbreak", or C: You end up like Mitchel Anderson, who became a spokesperson, and faded away.
So, in order to be a success (again, as a leading man), one has to keep their private life VERY private. Then, a new private life is created to feed the media and public - hence Hollywood marriages (Travolta/Preston; Cruise/Kidman; Cruise/Cruz; Foster/Unknown Father; etc.) Publicity marriages also play the same role in your popularity status. People are so enthralled at whose dating who, which brings the fan base up higher (Kutcher/Moore; Affleck/Garner), because if these people were dating non-actors, do you really think the public would be as into them?
Living the Hollywood lifestyle is a BIG game. You become an actor not only in your career, but your everyday life.
Believe me. I know this from experience. It's not easy being a leading actor and being gay, trying to give the public what they want, yet having to hide who you really are. It's not easy on the partners either.
So, closetcase? - I'm more than sure he is aware of who he is. And if he is in the closet, that is his choice. Those of us that know the truth aren't believed anyway - but at least we know it.
P.S. Keep in mind that even after Ellen came out, it was hard for her to get work.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
Updated On: 4/29/05 at 01:07 PM