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Lance Bass Says His CW Show Was Killed After Coming Out as Gay
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scrn loglineFormer *NSYNC member Lance Bass reveals CW killed his sitcom pilot after he came out as gay in 2006, shedding light on the industry's history of LGBTQ discrimination.beat sheet- Bass was set to star in a CW sitcom pilot before the network abruptly halted development after his public coming out, highlighting the entertainment industry's hesitance to embrace LGBTQ talent at the time.
- The ill-fated CW sitcom would have marked Bass's first major TV leading role, but his openness about his sexuality derailed the project, underscoring the tough realities many LGBTQ stars faced in the early 2000s.
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Lance Bass Says His CW Show Was Killed After Coming Out as Gay
VarietyStory by J. Kim Murphy
scrn logline
Former *NSYNC member Lance Bass reveals CW killed his sitcom pilot after he came out as gay in 2006, shedding light on the industry's history of LGBTQ discrimination.
beat sheet
- Bass was set to star in a CW sitcom pilot before the network abruptly halted development after his public coming out, highlighting the entertainment industry's hesitance to embrace LGBTQ talent at the time.
- The ill-fated CW sitcom would have marked Bass's first major TV leading role, but his openness about his sexuality derailed the project, underscoring the tough realities many LGBTQ stars faced in the early 2000s.
call sheet
Lance Bass, The CW, CW sitcom pilot