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Long before Star Wars turned Sir Alec Guinness into a global icon for a new generation of movie fans, the legendary British actor privately urged Ian McKellen to step away from public LGBTQ+ activism.

Years before his starring roles in The Lord of the Rings and X-Men, Ian McKellen met with Star Wars' original Obi-Wan actor Alec Guinness, who advised him to drop support for a gay rights charity.

Sir Ian McKellen has revealed that the Star Wars actor Alec Guinness once “pleaded” with him to not actively campaign for gay rights. The veteran star of stage and screen, best known for his role as ...

LIMEHOUSE, LONDON: Actor Ian McKellen has reflected on a private conversation he once had with late actor Alec Guinness, revealing that he urged him not to publicly support gay rights activism.

Ian McKellen famously came out as gay in a 1988 BBC radio interview and has remained a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights over the decades Sir Ian McKellen said in a recent interview that legendary ...

A past discussion between the late actor Alec Guinness and Ian McKellen has come to light again more than 20 years after Guinness passed away. In an interview with The Guardian, McKellen said how ...

Ian McKellen knows when someone’s two cents isn’t even worth a penny. Even when that someone is Obi-Wan Kenobi. While answering submitted questions for The Guardian, McKellen was asked about the worst ...

Ian McKellen doesn't need anyone's permission to stand on his soapbox. In an interview with The Guardian published May 7, the Oscar-nominated actor revealed that he was allegedly discouraged by fellow ...

Ian McKellen revealed in a recent interview with The Guardian that Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Alec Guinness once advised him not to go public when it came to advocating for gay rights. Guinness allegedly ...

Ian McKellen gained prominence as an LGBTQ+ activist when he cofounded the influential gay rights organization Stonewall UK in 1989. Looking back on his early advocacy in a recent interview, the X-Men ...