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Will & Grace actor Leslie Jordan confronts men yelling anti-gay slurs
Actor Leslie Jordan, who is best known for his appearances on Will & Grace, confronted three men who were yelling anti-gay slurs at him on Wednesday in a West Hollywood Starbucks.
According to a witness , the openly gay actor, who is 60 and known for his small 4-foot-11 stature, followed the men outside the Santa Monica Boulevard coffee shop after he was verbally attacked.
Jordan was reportedly seen throwing his iced tea at the man when one of the men lunged at him.
‘Get out of our house. Get out of here,’ witness Joseph Daniels recounted to CBS2/KCAL9 news what he saw Jordan do.
‘I just think he’s a Southern belle that snapped,’ referring to the Tennessee-born and raised actor.
Although no charges were filed, a sheriff’s official said deputies documented the disturbance as a ‘hate incident.’
The three men were released after being questioned and arrested by Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene.
CBS News said Jordan’s actions have made him a hero to many in West Hollywood.
‘He stood up for the community, for all of us,’ local resident Pati Arana was quoted as saying.
Jordan said in a Facebook post on Friday night, ‘I was hoping to remain silent on the incident at Starbucks but somehow the story found legs and has made its way into the press.’
He clarified that it was a ‘”sweet” iced tea,’ and not coffee as reported in some news stories.
‘I am a “sweet” mannered Southern boy who was taught not to start a fight. Nobody ever told me I could not end one. I refused to sit and watch these hate crimes continue. I guess our work for equality is not done yet!
‘I’m being hailed a hero which is all well and good but I lost my temper. My heroes in life always kept their cool.’
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Sylvia Tan
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