Jeremy Renner Responds to Gay Rumours

Jeremy Renner says he doesn't care whether people think he's gay or straight. Photo: Getty Images

Jeremy Renner has opened up about his personal life in a Playboy interview.

In it, the Avengers star addresses rumours about his sexuality. "When you google yourself and the first thing that comes up is 'Jeremy Renner gay,' it’s like, 'Oh, now you’ve arrived. You’re now a giant movie star,'" he said.

The 44-year-old actor goes on to say he doesn't care what people are saying about him. "I don’t care, ultimately, if that’s what people want to think, read and care about. F**king say whatever the hell you want about me," he explained.

He added, "Look at where we’re at socially — leaps and bounds ahead of where we started. That’s an amazing thing. To suggest that it’s negative, that being gay is a terrible thing, a perversion or whatever — I just don’t get it. Don’t you wish we were in a world where we’re not shaming, judging and boxing people in?"

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