“Proud of Taylor Lautner for his bravery and his courage.”
Russell Simmons of Def Jam, responding via Twitter to a purported People Magazine cover story titled, “Taylor Lautner: Out & Proud.” The alleged Jan. 7, 2012, cover, which was widely circulated on the Internet, is “absolutely fake,” according to the magazine. (E! Online, Dec. 27)
“Disappointed that people would joke about someone coming out about their sexuality. Let Taylor Lautner be whoever he wants to be....”
Russell Simmons, tweeting again after learning the People cover was not real. E! Online, Dec. 27)
“You don’t want the gay liberation movement to morph into something like the Klu Klux Klan, demonstrating in the streets against Catholicism.”