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Before introducing Panic at the Disco Sunday, the comedian/actor, 43, mentioned his upcoming rom-comBrosand called out Justice Clarence Thomas and others on the Supreme Court as “homophobes.”
As the audience cheered, he then segued into an intro for singerBrendon Urieand his performance, jokingly saying: “And speaking of sinners….”
In June, Justice Thomas' opinion in the overturning ofRoe v. Wadesuggested other landmark rulings — including those that protect contraception, same-sex relationships and same-sex marriage —could be in peril.
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Thomas wrote, in a concurring opinionexcerpted on Twitter, that the Supreme Court should reconsiderGriswold v. Connecticut,Lawrence v. Texas, andObergefell v. Hodge— the rulings that currently protect the right to buy and use contraceptives without government restriction, the right to a same-sex relationship, and the right to same-sex marriage.
TheBilly on the Streetstar spoke to PEOPLE on the red carpet earlier in the evening about his new film.
“We’re trying to step it up and make a historic movie,” he said. “Yes, it’s about representation, but we wanted to make a hilarious, smart movie for everyone — straight people, gay people, queer people. A great romantic comedy, and it’s a really, really funny movie. I’m so excited for people to see it.”
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Eichner citedMoonstruck,Working Girl,Broadcast News,When Harry Met Sallyas among the rom-coms he “grew up with,” but added “there were no gay people in them.”
“That’s what we try to do withBros, is make a movie that’s smart, that’s funny, that happens to be about LGBTQ folks. We really have so rarely gotten that — I don’t know that we’ve ever gotten it. And with real production values; we shot in New York City with a real budget. The movie looks gorgeous. So that’s what we were trying to do.”
He continued, “There were some great indie movies that I loved — likeTrickandAll Over the Guy. We have to remember those movies and know that those guys really worked hard to get those made. AndBrosis the next step.”
Brosworld premiere is scheduled for Sept. 8 at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, and it hits theaters everywhere Sept. 30.
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source: people.com
