Guy Pearce apologises ‘enormously’ for suggesting any actor can play a trans role
Guy Pearce has apologised “enormously” for suggesting that any actor should be able to play a transgender character. The 55-year-old Australian actor – who played drag queen Anthony 'Tick' Belrose in 1994’s ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ – prompted outrage after he tweeted his opinion on Monday (27.03.23), but has since issued a long letter on the platform saying sorry and clarifying his view. His controversial now-deleted tweet said: “A question – if the only people allowed to play trans characters are trans folk, then are we also suggesting the only people trans folk can ...