August 21, 2013
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Wentworth Miller has come out.

The former Prison Break star, 41, went public with the news in a letter to Petersburg International Film Festival director Maria Averbakh, who had invited him to attend.

According to the message, which was posted on GLAAD's website Wednesday, Miller thanked Averbakh for the "kind invitation" but turned it down because, "As a gay man … I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government."

Added the actor: "The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly. … If circumstances improve, I'll be free to make a different choice."

Miller's words refer to recent anti-LGBT legislation passed by the country. Signed by President Vladimir Putin in June, the law bans the "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" and imposes hefty fines for providing information about the gay community to minors or holding gay pride rallies, the Associated Press reports.

There also is concern about a long-running problem of violence against gays in Russia, as well as a new law restricting adoptions of Russian children by people in countries allowing same-sex marriage.

E! News was first to report the posting of Miller's letter.

Hes got that Dorian Grey going on if hes 41!?!?!

prison break has been off how long now....?

Fury said:

aardvark15 said:

Fury said:

prison break has been off how long now....?

Longer than it was on

that's what im thinking--like are we supposed to be excited abouot a guy from a cancelled sow on FOX coming out of the closet?

bless his heart, but when was the last time somebody said wentworth miller in the present tense?

He vehemently denied being gay and was decidedly coy about his mixed heritage a few years ago. I guess his career needs to be resuscitated.

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Identity said:

He vehemently denied being gay and was decidedly coy about his mixed heritage a few years ago. I guess his career needs to be resuscitated.

[Edited 8/22/13 0:22am]

no...its to protest RUSSIA!

these folks and their podiums...

Fury said:

Identity said:

He vehemently denied being gay and was decidedly coy about his mixed heritage a few years ago. I guess his career needs to be resuscitated.

[Edited 8/22/13 0:22am]

no...its to protest RUSSIA!

these folks and their podiums...

My bad. Yeah, it's about Russia's new anti-gay legislature.

Scofield?

PurpleJedi said:

Coooooool!!!!! I loved Prison Break. Again I think it's great when gay men who break those god-awful stereotypes come out of the closet. Yeah, it would have been nice if he would have came out when he still had a career:lol: but I'm sure he was told it would have been career-suicide.

[Edited 8/23/13 16:03pm]