American Gods showrunner Bryan Fuller has claimed that the studio behind the show ignored his complaints about the use of homophobic slurs on set.
Fuller was discussing the show and his career in an interview with Pink News and said that there is still a long way to go for LGBTQ+ creators in the film and TV industry.
American Gods featured explicitly same-sex relationships, including a same-sex sex scene, but Fuller said that an actor made jokes about LGBTQ+ people and used slurs while on set.
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"It was fascinating with American Gods, we got to have an explicit same-sex romance and a very explicit sex scene, but there was an actor on the set of American Gods who would tell f*g jokes when they were mad at me and they would make sure that I could hear them," Fuller said.
"The studio, when I brought those complaints to them, did nothing and said that they were going to do nothing.
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"So even though we got representation and we were able to depict it on the screen, there were still homophobes on the set who were saying really nasty shit and getting away with it and having absolutely no consequences for their homophobia and abusive behaviour."
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Fuller did not name the actor or the studio employees involved. Digital Spy has reached out to the studio seeking comment.
American Gods follows ex-convict Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), who meets a strange man named Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) and soon becomes embroiled in a conflict between the Old Gods and the New Gods.
The series is based on Neil Gaiman's book of the same name and ran for three seasons before being cancelled in 2021.
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