Josh Gad, in his new memoir, reflects on the commotion made about his character in 2017's 'Beauty and the Beast' having what was dubbed an 'exclusively gay moment.' The actor says the bit was supposed to be 'harmless enough,

The Beauty and the Beast remake was a standout for its best original moments like giving Belle’s mom a backstory and Beast’s new original song “Evermore.” However, the Disney live-action remake received controversy when Gaston’s sidekick,

Josh Gad has addressed the controversy surrounding the 2017 live-action Disney film Beauty and the Beast. Referring to what is known as the “exclusively gay moment”, Gad revealed that “If I were gay, I’m sure I’d be pissed”.

Actor Josh Gad has just published a memoir: In Gad We Trust. The book came out Tuesday and Entertainment Weekly published some extracts yesterday. In it, the Frozen star, 43, talks about that much-hyped, blink-and-you-miss-it “gay moment” from Beauty And The Beast.

A scene from the 2017 reboot in which Gad's character briefly dances with another man ignited controversy upon the film's release.

"I for one certainly didn't exactly feel like LeFou was who the queer community had been wistfully waiting for" The post Josh Gad says he ‘never once’ played Beauty and the Beast character LeFou as gay: ‘If I were gay,

Frozen star Josh Gad has reflected on the controversy surrounding his role as LeFou in 2017’s Beauty and the Beast live action remake, stating that he “never once” intended to play the character as gay.