Jeffrey Tambor: Media “Not Fair” To Bruce Jenner
Jeffrey Tambor is sticking up for Bruce Jenner. He feels there is way too much media scrutiny and pressure being put on the former Olympian as he reportedly is transitioning to becoming a woman. Tambor talked to the Hollywood Reporter about this at the Point Honors benefit where he was honored by the Point Foundation. The group is the largest scholarship organization for deserving LGBTQ students. The Golden Globe winner was being honored for his work on Amazon Studios’ comedy “Transparent”. Jeffrey Tambor plays Maura, a father and husband whose own transition to female causes chaos and other secrets to come out in his own family.
Tambor said that there is too much pressure on Bruce Jenner to do this right way when there is no exact right way. He said, “I think Jenner has a right to do what Jenner wants to do, and the way Jenner wants to do it. I don’t think we should say, ‘Oh, you have to come out this way, or you have to come out this way.’ It’s not fair.” He added that he is thrilled that Bruce Jenner is deciding to take this public. “I think it’s great! I think the more light and education there is about all of this is important.”
There’s also other important things going on right now according to Tambor. “We live in a 24[-hour] media cycle, and people love to raise fear and like to raise prejudice. There are really, really drastic things happening right now in the environment, in international relations. Let’s get a perspective on this.”
Bruce Jenner is expected to announce that he’s transitioning to a woman in an interview with Diane Sawyer on Friday, April 24th on ABC.
