Star
of hit TV series Prison Break, Wentworth Miller, who played the part of lead
actor Michael Scofield, has come out to the public as a gay man. According to
the report published in People.com, Wentworth came out as gay in an open letter
declining an invitation to attend the St. Petersburg International Film
Festival in Russia.
The
open letter was published on the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
website.
“Thank you for your kind invitation. As someone who
has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian
ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes,” Wentworth wrote. “However, as a
gay man, I must decline.”
He added, “I am deeply troubled by the current
attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government.”
“The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot
in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country
where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to
live and love openly.”
“Perhaps, when and if circumstances improve, I’ll be
free to make a different choice.”
The letter is in light of the recent anti-gay law
signed by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Wentworth’s TV show “Prison Break” ran from 2005 to
2009. He also wrote and co-produced the 2013 thriller film “Stoker,” which
starred Nicole Kidman and was directed by Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook.
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