Colin Firth
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Peterson hasn't watched the HBO Max series and thinks Colin Firth is "a great actor but I can’t think of any roles that weren’t dull as dirt that he’s ever played."
"There are egregious fabrications and distortions of the truth in the HBO series, well beyond what may be considered 'artistic' license."
"Well, thanks, Colin. That's the end of my career." Everett felt that, as an out gay actor, he should've had the gay role played by the straight-identifying Firth.
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