Blair Underwood fired after refusing bi-sexual role
Agent afraid role could ruin actors image in black community.
Despite fans petitioning on line, ABC has unofficially decided to cancel “Dirty Sexy Money” according to co-star Blair Underwood.
“As far as I’m concerned, we’re not doing any more shows,” says the actor, who played Simon Elder on the series. “ABC officially doesn’t want to use the C-word—canceled—but we’re not on the schedule. I would pretty much say we’re canceled.”
Hollywood agents are buzzing that the show was pulled from the schedule after Underwood refused for his character to play a bi-sexual role.
One agent said that “the show isn’t officially canceled because the station is looking for a replacement but is afraid to alienate viewers”.
Apparently Underwood, who’s often played the “sexual black-man” in a number of films in TV roles was “furious” at the thought of his character being bisexual.
More interestingly, Underwood’s agent is concerned that the role could taint his image as an actor and prevent him from being accepted by black movie goers.
The veteran actor seems to be taking the controversy in stride as he said in a recent statement, “My dad told me I should have something prepared just in case,” Underwood says. ‘If there’s a possibility, be prepared”.
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chocolate kiss's comment says
On January 6, 2009 at 7:47 amif he had to kiss another man or have a sex scene then i could understand exactly where he is comin from but if he wasnt then i think that was just stupid, he’s an actor and and an actor acts not unless there is some truth in that role???????
Real life's comment says
On January 6, 2009 at 8:30 amThank God Blair got sense. All these black stars fags. Undercover fags. You see the black guys with the most work in hollywood fags. The dam boule and booty brothers. Pushing homosexuality on to young brothers. You should shoot yourself. You know in our original upbringing they didn’t play that shit. Beacause at the end of the day. Fag shit is white supremacy shit. Go research it before you start defending and shit. And research deep its there. They just don’t want you to know. Man we should be proud of Blair.
tdubbs's comment says
On January 7, 2009 at 12:47 pm^^^^^^ fool shut up, u are so dumb for that comment, dang get a life and a man, i know u a women
kevin's comment says
On January 12, 2009 at 2:39 pmI must admit Up until the 20 seconds ittook me to read this crazy ass article, I was a fan of Blair Underwoods.As African Americans we complain that there are no good roles for us in film and televison but then we behave as if we have n common sense. If you are an actor, you act. I watch Dirty Sexy Money faithfully and know from the type of show that it is, that Blair would not hve been asked to Kiss or have sexual relations of any kind with another man. I can say this. I will not be supporting anything that Blair is apart of from now on. AND TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT ANYONE MAY HAVE, NO I AM NOT GAY OR BISEXUAL, I am simply an educated African American male that feels as African American we must stop doing to others what has been done to us for so long. HATING AND SHOWING PREDUICE.
jrzsfnst609's comment says
On February 23, 2009 at 12:32 pmCHOCALATE KISS GET A LIFE OKAY, YOU MUST BE A FISH WITH A COMMENT LIKE THAT. BLAIR DID THE RIGHT THING NOT WANTING TO PLAY A HOMO ROLE, I DONT BLAME HIM. BY THE WAY HE IS LOOKING RIGHT IN THAT PICTURE.
Mz. Thang's comment says
On August 29, 2009 at 4:16 pmReal Life is a bitter woman. I’m a woman as well and I don’t think that him playing a bi man would have hurt him, hell it would have helped him, who was he foolin, lol.