Candace Cameron Bure is talking out after Miss Benny insinuated the Christian actress needed her queer character faraway from Fuller House. In a press release, Bure denied she had something to do with the 24-year-old’s arc on the present.
“I never asked Miss Benny’s character to be removed from Fuller House and did not ask the writers, producers or studio executives to not have queer characters on the show. Fuller House has always welcomed a wide range of characters,” Bure tells Yahoo Entertainment on Friday. “I thought Miss Benny did a great job as ‘Casey’ on the show. We didn’t share any scenes together, so we didn’t get a chance to talk much while filming on set. I wish Miss Benny only the best.”
The 47-year-old’s response got here after Miss Benny’s TikTook about her expertise on Fuller House went viral — here is a rundown of what is going on on.
Miss Benny claimed ‘one of many Tanner sisters’ was unwelcoming on set
The standard social media star performed Casey, the primary brazenly homosexual character within the Full House world, on the Netflix revival. Miss Benny, who got here out as transgender final month, responded to a fan asking if Bure “was homophobic.”
“One of the Tanner sisters is like very publicly, uh, not for the girls, if that makes sense. I remember I got sat down by the writers and the studio to basically warn me how this person allegedly was trying to get the character removed and not have a queer character on the show,” Miss Benny shared.
“I was also sort of warned and prepared that this person’s fanbase might be encouraged to target me, specifically,” she continued. “The fact that this teenage actor who’s coming in to make jokes about wearing, like, a scarf is suddenly a target from an adult is crazy to me. So, to this day, despite working on the show every day for two weeks straight, I have only had a conversation with one of the Tanner sisters. Positive is that I had a really fun time actually shooting the show with all of the other actors who were willing to talk to me.”
Although Miss Benny, who now stars on Netflix’s Glamorous, did not identify Bure, she included the hashtag #CandaceBure.
Bure and actress Jodie Sweetin performed sisters D.J. and Stephanie Tanner. Yahoo reached out to a rep for Sweetin, however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
Bure has come beneath hearth earlier than for anti-LGBTQIA+ feedback
Last yr, the previous Hallmark Channel darling confronted backlash for saying her new faith-based community, Great American Family, will produce content material that options “traditional marriage” moderately than homosexual and queer love tales.
“My heart wants to tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them,” Bure advised the Wall Street Journal. “I knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians that love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment.”
Hallmark, beneath new management, had been that includes extra progressive storylines because the community launched its first authentic vacation movie that includes an LGBTQ love story. Bure declined to particularly tackle why she left Hallmark, however shared: “It basically is a completely different network than when I started because of the change of leadership.”
Bure mentioned same-sex {couples} won’t be highlighted at GAF, including, “I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core.”
The feedback made headlines with actress Hilarie Burton calling Bure a “bigot.” It additionally reignited her feud with queer star JoJo Siwa — who beforehand indicated that Bure was the rudest celeb she’d ever met.
Bure responded to the uproar in a press release
The actress, by no means one to draw back from her religion, mentioned she has nice “affection for all people” however did not essentially stroll again her feedback.
“All of you who know me, know beyond question that I have great love and affection for all people. It absolutely breaks my heart that anyone would ever think I intentionally would want to offend and hurt anyone. It saddens me that the media is often seeking to divide us, even around a subject as comforting and merry as Christmas movies. But, given the toxic climate in our culture right now, I shouldn’t be surprised. We need Christmas more than ever,” she advised Entertainment Weekly. “I am a devoted Christian. Which means that I believe that every human being bears the image of God. Because of that, I am called to love all people, and I do. If you know me, you know that I am a person who loves fiercely and indiscriminately. My heart yearns to build bridges and bring people one step closer to God, to love others well, and to simply be a reflection of God’s huge love for all of us.”
She added, “To those who hate what I value and who are attacking me online: I love you. To those who have tried to assassinate my character: I love you. To everyone reading this, of any race, creed, sexuality, or political party, including those who have tried to bully me with name-calling, I love you.”
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