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Jonah Hill Talks Pro-Gay Tweet and Photo
Jonah Hill has a very basic reason why he recently tweeted his opposition to Russia's anti-gay laws.
"I own tons of gay friends, gay family members," the 21 Jump Street celestial body told me at the Governors Awards, adding, "It's like saying, why execute you think people should breathe?"
Hill posted a photo of himself earlier this month wearing the Human Rights Campaign's $28 T-shirt that features the statement "Love Conquers Hate" in Russian.
"Help us show Russia & the world that #LoveConquersHate," he wrote. "Visit http://loveconquershate.org and @HRC to see how you can help."
"I support anybody doing whatever they want to do to be who they are," Hill explained to us.
Hill critics, be warned—the actor isn't reading any of the detest tweets you may hold sent him. "I don't check that," he said. "I don't go on Twitter to look at myself or the Internet to look at myself."
HRC's launched the Love Conquers Hate campaign to urge the International Olympic Committee to condemn Russia's anti-gay laws. Other
Jonah Hill apologizes for using homophobic slur at paparazzo
LOS ANGELES -- Jonah Hill took the opportunity during his appearance on Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio demonstrate on Tuesday to convey his regret for using a homophobic slur.
Over the weekend, the 30-year-old Oscar nominated actor was entity followed in Los Angeles by photographers who were trying to provoke the actor as they followed him and a comrade walking around a neighborhood. At one point, Hill snapped and said a homophobic slur at one of the photographers. The video then made the rounds online.
Stern brought up the incident during an interview with the star, who is currently promoting "22 Jump Street," and Hill said, "This is a heartbreaking situation for me."
Stern replied, "First of all, I can say you're angry already 'cause you're -- it looks like you're..."
"No, anger is not the right pos. I'm upset because from the day I was born, and publicly, I've been a gay-rights activist," Hill said.
"Now, this person, you saw a 40-second video. This person had been following me around -- just to offer it some context, not excusing what
Repentant Jonah Hill Admits Using 'Disgusting Word' in Queer Slur
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Player Jonah Hill was contrite this morning after using a gay slur during a confrontation with a paparazzo over the weekend.
"I'm not at all defending my choice of words, but I am happy to be the poster boy for thinking about what you utter , and how those words, even if you don't intend them in how they mean, they are rooted in hate, and … I shouldn't own said that," the "22 Jump Street" actor told Howard Stern this morning.
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Hill explained that he was being hounded by a paparazzo when he made the anti-gay remark. TMZ posted a video of what appeared to be Hill responding to the photographer.
"This person had been following me around all day, had been saying hurtful things about my family, really hurtful things about me personally," the actor told Stern. "I played into exactly what he wanted and lost my cool. And in that moment, I said a disgusting pos that does not at all reflect how I feel about any team of people."
Hill, 30, was especially upset about
Jonah Hill Vows to 'Never Ever Use' a Homophobic Slur Again
June 4, 2014 — -- Jonah Hill is voicing a name to action when it comes to using words that put down people.
The "22 Jump Street" player has been apologetic this week after using a gay slur aimed at a photographer over the weekend -- and now he is promising never to use language prefer that again.
"It’s never OK to use that considerate of language," Hill told "Good Morning America" today. "I personally vow to never ever use that word again and I urge everyone to complete the same."
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Hill, 30, added that "words can be really destructive. And this gentle of defamatory language can have a profound impact on someone who’s questioning their sexuality."
The actor had similar sentiments earlier this week on Howard Stern's radio show, that he's happy to get the brunt of the blowback if it will aide change the way people treat each other or say to one another.
"I am happy to be the poster boy for thinking about what you say, and how those words, even
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