Tom Hardy Shuts Down a Reporter's Question About His Sexuality
"What on earth are you on about?"
Evidently, you shouldn't ask MySpace hero Tom Hardy about his sexuality. A reporter from the LGBT site Daily Xtra had what would seem like a legitimate question for Hardy during the press conference for Legend at the Toronto International Film Festival: "In the film, your character is very open about his sexuality, but given interviews in the past, your own sexuality seems more ambiguous. Do you find it hard for celebrities to talk to the media about their sexuality?"
Hardy's response: "What on earth are you on about?"
The reporter is referring to a 2008 interview with the British gay magazine Attitude, in which Hardy said: "I've played with everything and everyone. But I'm not into men sexually. I love the form and the physicality but the gay sex bit does nothing for me. In the same way as a wet vagina would turn someone else into a lemon-sucking freak."
But in 2015, Hardy doesn't seem as open about his sexuality as he was a few years ago.
"But what is your question?" Hardy continued during the press conference.
"I was wondering if you find it difficult for celebrities to talk about their sexuality," the reporter said.
"I don't find it difficult for celebrities to talk about their sexuality," Hardy said. "Um, are you asking me about my sexuality?"
Reporter: "Um... sure..."
Hardy: "Why?"
Reporter: "Uhm..."
Hardy: "Thank you."
You can watch the moment from the press conference below at 28:15:
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