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Ian McKellen Says Obi-Wan Kenobi Actor Alec Guinness Told Him to Stay Quiet on Gay Rights Because 'It's Unseemly for an Actor to Dabble in Political Affairs'
Ian McKellen revealed in a recent interview with The Guardian that Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Alec Guinness once advised him not to go public when it came to advocating for gay rights. Guinness allegedly told McKellen to "withdraw" his support for the U.K. gay rights lobby group Stonewell, which at the time was fighting f...
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Ian McKellen Says Obi-Wan Kenobi Actor Alec Guinness Told Him to Stay Quiet on Gay Rights Because 'It's Unseemly for an Actor to Dabble in Political Affairs'
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Original source: Variety