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Bryan Cranston is best known for his performance as Walter White in the crime-drama seriesBreaking Bad. Before he rose to fame with his mainstream television roles, Cranston had brief voice roles in the globally popularPower Rangersfranchise. He even returned in a major supporting role for the 2017 film reboot of the series.
However, when discussing his work with the franchise, Cranston seemed to have made a homophobic remark which did not sit well with one of the originalPower Rangersactors. As a result, the actor blasted Cranston for the distasteful comments. Here is what the actor had to say about Cranston’s remark and how the latter responded.
Power RangersStar David Yost Blasted Bryan Cranston For Homophobic Comments
ActorBryan Cranstonrose to prominence with his performance as Walter White in the critically acclaimed seriesBreaking Bad. However, before his fame, Cranston had a voice role in twoMighty Morphin Power Rangersepisodes.
During an interview withIGN, Cranston revealed that he had been working with the parent company ofPower Rangersfor quite a while. As a result, they named the original Blue Power Ranger from the series, Billy Cranston, after him. However, Cranston added:
He’s the fey one, that’s the problem.
Cranston’s supposed homophobic remark did not sit well with actor David Yost whoplayed the Blue Ranger and later came out as gay. Yost blasted Cranston for comments during an interview withNBC News.
In his mind, he probably thinks he was being funny, but that’s the kind of thing that’s not funny, and that’s the kind of thing I would hear while I was working on set.
Yost made the above statement, making his displeasure with Cranston’s comments well-known and highlighting the actor as part of the problem.
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Cranston laterrespondedto Yost’s comments and apologized publicly for the insensitivity of his remark that had offended the former Blue Ranger actor. However, Cranston also admitted to not remembering making the offensive comment in the first place.
One of Bryan Cranston’sBreaking BadCo-stars Went on a Homophobic Rant
Cranston wasn’t the onlyBreaking Badstar who has been accused of making homophobic comments. In the series, actor-comedian Lavell Crawford played the recurring role of Huell Babineaux. He later reprised the role for the spin-off seriesBetter Call Saul.
During an interview with theDJ VladYouTube channel, Crawford spoke out against homosexuality and opened up about his father being gay, leaving their family for another man. However, Crawford also made some offensive remarks against the LGBTQ+ community.
No matter how much they’re getting accepted, it’s still f***ing weird.
Crawford made the above statement regarding the community’s demands and growing influence on society.
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However, like hisBreaking Badco-star, Crawford later apologized for his insensitive comments onsocial media. The comedian noted that he made a poor choice of words while discussing his views and issued an apology because he felt it was the right thing to do.
Breaking Badis streaming on Netflix.
Pratik Handore
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With a keen interest in comic book movies and blockbuster franchises, Pratik usually covers news and updates on the DCU, MCU, Star Wars, and more.A die-hard fan of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Pratik spends most of his time exploring different storytelling mediums that invoke a sense of wonder and adventure. Other filmmakers whose works have deeply influenced him include Alfred Hitchcock, James Gunn, and Guillermo del Toro.
