‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Actress Lucy Boynton Fires Back At Critics Who Say the Film Ignores Freddie Mercury’s Sexuality

As soon as news of a Freddie Mercury biopic began circulating, fans of the larger-than-life Queen frontman have been wondering how a Hollywood film about the bisexual singer would handle his sexuality.

When 20th Century Fox released a one-minute teaser trailer for “Bohemian Rhapsody” back in May, users were quick to point out that the film seemed to ignore Mercury’s bisexuality.

Most notable among the detractors was “Pushing Daisies” and “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller, who tweeted his frustration with the apparent “straight-washing” of Mercury’s queerness and AIDS diagnosis.“Anyone else mildly annoyed that the ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ trailer features gay/bi superstar Freddie Mercury flirting with and twirling with a woman but no indication of his love of men?,” Fuller tweeted.Lucy Boynton (“Sing Street”), the actress who plays Mercury’s lifelong friend and fiancée Mary Austin, took umbrage with Fuller’s characterization.

In an interview with Digital Spy,

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