October 15, 2011 | Celeb Watch

Taylor Lautner confirms his heterosexuality

During a recent interview with GQ magazine, actor Taylor Lautner confirmed what we all feared: he's straight.

He was asked about the time he went out for dinner with Dustin Lance Black and Gus Van Sant. The interviewer wondered if either of the men made a pass at the younger Lautner.

“No, definitely not," Lautner said. "I think they know I’m straight. But they’re great guys. They’re a lot of fun.”

He also pointed out that “it’s not a coincidence that there was a writer, a director and an actor at dinner.”

Black, however, took issue with the question.

He wrote on his new blog: "Really Mr. GQ writer? I’m curious, will you be asking all of the handsome actors I’ve ever had the privilege of working with or meeting if I made passes at them as well? I’d love to be there when you ask Sean Penn that same question.

"Or, Mr. GQ writer, were you projecting your own unprofessional desires onto me and Gus? Perhaps? Or worse still, are you a homophobe? Above and beyond this clear attack on my character, I’m shocked that GQ would allow their writer to lean on the scurrilous, outdated stereotype that gay men are by nature sexual predators.

"I mean, would you have asked this same question if it were Diablo Cody and Kathryn Bigelow at dinner with Mr. Lautner? Leaning on lies, myths and stereotypes about gay people is hateful, harmful and outdated. It’s not the 1950s anymore GQ, it’s 2011 and it’s time to grow up."

For the record, if we ever had the chance to dine with Mr. Lautner we would at least engage is some heavy flirtation. Heck, you only live once!

Taylor Lautner Gay? Twilight Star Sets the Record Straight [The Inquisitr]

Dustin Lance Black To GQ: Grow Up! [The Advocate]