Natasha Lyonne’s Hollywood rise took her the better part of two decades.
Before she emerged as one of the top showrunners of the prestige TV era after the success of “Russian Doll” in 2019, she found success as a teen star in films like “But I’m a Cheerleader” and the “Poker Face” star has some thoughts about the way some critics discussed her earlier work.In a new interview with The Independent, Lyonne recalled an initial burst of fame when she starred in “But I’m a Cheerleader” alongside Clea DuVall in 1999.
Some writers praised her for playing a gay character and promoting the film in gay publications, as if doing so was an act of courage.“It was the most offensive thing in the world,” Lyonne saidr.
“Like when they’d say to Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, too, how ‘courageous’ it is.
Fuck you! How dare you say that?…
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