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John Cameron Mitchell comes out as non-binary after ‘getting flack’ for playing trans character

John Cameron Mitchell has come out as non-binary after “getting a little bit of flack” about playing a trans character in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The 58-year-old stars as Joe Exotic in Joe vs Carole, a limited series based on the Wondery Podcast of the same name. Mitchell discussed the ongoing debate about whether or not gay characters should be portrayed by gay actors during an interview with Pride. “I believe that acting means you’re playing someone that you’re not,” they told the outlet. “And I played all kinds…

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Exclusive: John Cameron Mitchell on ‘humanising’ Joe Exotic in Joe vs Carole

John Cameron Mitchell says it was important for him to make Joe Exotic ’empathetic’ in Joe vs Carole. Based on the Wondery Podcast of the same name, hosted and reported by Robert Moor, the limited Peacock series depicts the infamous feud between Exotic and fellow big cat conservationist Carole Baskin, played by Kate McKinnon. It also follows the criminal case of Exotic, who was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison for animal abuse and attempted murder-for-hire for his plot to kill Baskin. Their feud was memorably put to…

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