“Supernatural” actor Misha Collins said he accidentally came out as “bisexual” — then later apologized for it and admitted he’s “straight,” promising to be a “better ally” to the to the “LGBTQIA+ community.”
The 47-year-old actor made the initial comments about his sexuality at the Creation Entertainment’s Supernatural Official Convention in East Brunswick, New Jersey, reported People magazine in a piece published Monday. In a video shared on Twitter, Collins asked the crowd “By a show of force, how many of you would consider yourself introverts? How many extroverts? And how many bisexuals?”
He then replied, “I’m all three.” Later, he posted a lengthy message on Twitter clarifying he was in fact not coming out as “bisexual.”
“At a fan convention in New Jersey, when I was talking with the audience I said that I was ‘all three’ things: an introvert, an extrovert and a bisexual,” the actor wrote. “My clumsy intention was to wave off actually discussing my sexuality, but I badly fumbled that and understand that was seen as me coming out as bisexual.”
I want to deeply apologize for misspeaking this weekend. At a fan convention in New Jersey, when I was talking with the audience I said that I was “all three” things: an introvert, an extrovert and a bisexual. 1/5 🧵
— Misha Collins (@mishacollins) April 25, 2022
“This was not my intention so I need to correct the record: I am not bisexual,” he added. “I happen to be straight, but I am also a fierce ally and the last thing I want to do is falsely co-opt the struggles of the LGBTQIA+ community. I believe and fully support that we need to sanctify the human right to express our identities honestly and to be free to love whomever we choose openly.”
“I am deeply sorry for the clumsiness of my language,” Collins continued. “I want to be a better ally and I feel sick to my stomach that I might have done anything to make things worse. I’m trying to learn, trying to do better and I will keep listening. Thanks and I’m sorry.”
Collins’ character on the show, Castiel, in the final season of the hit WB series, had an LGBTQ storyline in which his character announced his love for Dean Winchester (played by Jensen Ackles) and then sacrificed himself for Winchester.
“Castiel tells Dean he loves him and basically makes Destiel canon, which is, woah!” Collins shared at the time. “Fans are kind of freaking out after that.”
“To complicate matters, he dies after that,” he added. “So Castiel makes this homosexual declaration of love, which is amazing that that happens, and then he dies right after, which plays into a timeless Hollywood trope of ‘kill the gays,’ which pisses off [fans]. So, we give and then we take away.”
Misha and Victoria Vantoch tied the knot in 2001 and share two kids together.
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