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Beauty and the Beast to feature Disney's first gay character and love scene

Actor Josh Gad, who played Gaston's sidekick LeFou in the "Beauty and the Beast" remake, recently shared that he agrees with some Disney fans who were left disappointed after it was said that his character was a gay man. In a new interview with The IndependentGad said he agrees with people who believed the moment was overhyped.

LeFou's anticipated "gay moment" in the film turned out to be two seconds of him dancing with a man. The hype around LeFou's "gay moment" began beauty and the beast gay lefou a couple of weeks before the "Beauty and the Beast" remake was set to premiere. The cover for an April edition of Attitude, a gay lifestyle magazinetouted a world exclusive about "the same-sex surprise" fans would see in the movie.

It's somebody who's just realising that he has these feelings. And Josh makes something really subtle and delicious out of it. He continued: "And that's what has its payoff at the end, which I don't want to give away. But it is a nice, exclusively gay moment in a Disney movie.

The phrase "exclusively gay moment" became a focus of the movie's changes to the original animated movie. But when people flocked to the theater, the only "gay moment" LeFou's character was given came during the movie's ending montage. As dozens of couples dance in a ballroom, exactly two seconds of screen time were given to LeFou taking the hands of a male partner.

There was no dialogue in the scene. If we're going to pat ourselves on the back, then damn it we should have gone further with that. Some fans and critics called foul once the movie debutedsaying it fell short of LGBTQ representation. Earlier this year, Disney had announced the addition of Rita Ora to the show's cast.

But on February 10, The Wrap reported that the series had been "put on hold indefinitely" due to "creative reasons as well as scheduling issues. The series was developed, executive-produced, and written by Gad along with Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz "Once Upon a Time""each serving as a co-showrunner," according to Disney.

A representative for Gad and Disney did not immediately return Insider's request for comment on the status of the TV show. Business Strategy. Real Estate. Small Business. The Better Work Project. Personal Finance. Tech Science. Markets Stocks. Lifestyle Entertainment.

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