Kid Cudi Kissing Another Man Ignites Firestorm?!?
Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi’s latest turn to acting has the Cleveland native playing a gay man but Kid Cudi Kissing Another Man Ignites Firestorm on social media.
In the new Josh Mond directed drama film, “James White”, Cudi plays a gay man, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival last week, and Cudi spoke about his part in the film during. The film is a coming-of-age story about Christopher Abbott (of Girls fame) and his journey living in New York while grieving with grim demons. Cudi plays his gay best friend, a role he says didn’t make him feel uncomfortable at all.
Scott was a bit upset when he learned that his gay kiss scene was cut from the final version of the film.
Kid Cudi Discusses Homosexual Role and the kissing scene being cut:
“I’m mad [Mond] cut out my kissing scenes with David [Call].”
“We made out so many times — and it was so good! That’s my only gripe.”
He added:
“My thing is what story are we trying to tell here.”
“I didn’t flinch. I’m secure with mine. I’m an artist — it’s all about playing characters that are intriguing and stimulating.”
There were a few scenes that were cut from the film including a few kissing scenes between Cudi and a male friend and the moment his character comes out the closet. Cudi says he didn’t find out until his arrival at the festival.
“When he comes out of the closet it’s not really a thing.”
“I think that’s something the world needs to see. ‘Cause it’s not a thing. We’re all equal. I’m mad [Mond] cut out my kissing scenes with David, We made out so many times — and it was so good! That’s my only gripe.”
Some of fans were bummed about the deleted scenes via Twitter, but Cudder took time out to retweet them and give them a few emoji kisses.
Which ignited a firestorm of tweets by his fans, some positive and some just straight up ignorant. Kid was filming a movie and that was his character. You have to be a secure person when you act, because you never know what the role might require, but you have to be open to it.
Her are some of the response Cudi has had to endure since he revealed that he took on a role portraying a gay man in “James White”:
Thanks Twitter for really understanding….NOT!
