Josh Gad candidly addresses ‘gay moment’ in Beauty and the Beast
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The actor said ‘it was both too little and not enough to be anything more than it was’. Josh Gad has addressed the controversy surrounding the 2017 live-action Disney film Beauty and the Beast. Referring to what is known as the “exclusively gay moment”, Gad revealed that “If I were gay, I’m sure I’d be pissed”.
In his recently released memoir, In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some, Gad squashes the suggestions that the 2017 film was intended to feature Disney’s “first-ever gay character”. Directed by Bill Condon, the film also featured Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, and Kevin Kline. While promoting the film, Condon commented that viewers would finally get to see a “nice, exclusively gay moment in a Disney movie”.
But fans were disappointed with the brief scene in which Gad’s character, LeFou, is seen dancing with another man. In excerpts from his book published by Entertainment Weekly, the actor wrote: “I for one certainly didn’t exactly feel like LeFou was who the queer community had been wistfully waiting for.”.
“I can’t quite imagine a Pride celebration in honour of the ‘cinematic watershed moment’ involving a quasi-villainous Disney sidekick dancing with a man for half a second. I mean, if I were gay, I’m sure I’d be pissed.”. Gad also revealed that LeFou’s sexuality was “never once discussed” with the movie’s creative team and described the infamous dancing scene as “harmless and “a fun blink-and-you’ll-miss-it little beat.”.
