August 22, 2013 | Arts / Entertainment

Wentworth Miller comes out, takes stand against Russia

I don't know what's going on, but the Hollywood closet door has once again opened to release another actor. This time, Wentworth Miller is the gay man of the hour.

Best known as the star of Fox TV's Prison Break, Miller came out in a public letter to a Russian official.

Dear Ms. Averbakh:

Thank you for your kind invitation. As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes.

However, as a gay man, I must decline.

I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government. 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.

Perhaps, when and if circumstances improve, I’ll be free to make a different choice.

Until then.

Wentworth Miller

Absolutely brilliant!