Linda Perry, former vocalist and
guitarist of 4 Non Blondes, is encouraging actor Tom Cruise to come
out gay.
Perry, 49, takes on the role of mentor
in the upcoming VH1 reality series Make or Break: The Linda Perry
Project.
In March, she married The Talk
co-host Sara Gilbert.
Speaking with gay
glossy Out, Perry said her wife is “awesome.”
“She's popular – everybody knows
her. I don't think I'm as popular as her. But I think her and I
together – we're really cute, we're really charming. We're a
powerful little couple because we're not obvious.”
“We got married,” Perry added,
“because we're two women in love.”
She also discussed coming out, and how
it doesn't matter, unless you're Tom Cruise.
“Is it going to hurt Tom Cruise for
him to tell everybody he’s gay when everybody knows he is?,” she
rhetorically asked. “Is that going to hurt his career? Maybe Tom
Cruise when he was hot. But it would actually help Tom Cruise to
come out right now. If I were his PR person, I would say, 'Dude, if
you were going to come out today – right now is the time –
because you’re a sinking ship that nobody wants to get on. So, use
it. It would actually make you look kinda sexy. Right now – dude
– go be queer. Go be out, be proud.'”
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