Candace Cameron Bure Responds to Allegations She Was 'Homophobic' Toward Fuller House Castmate
- Milton Quintanilla CrosswalkHeadlines Contributor
- Updated Jul 13, 2023
Actress and professing Christian Candace Cameron Bure has responded to recent accusations that she was "homophobic" toward former Fuller House co-star Miss Benny.
Miss Benny, who played Casey, the first openly gay character on the show, claimed that Bure tried to have her character removed from the series, ChurchLeaders.com reports.
"One of the Tanner sisters is like very publicly, uh ... not for the girls, if that makes sense. I remember I got sat down by the writers and the studio to basically warn me how this person allegedly was trying to get the character removed and not have a queer character on the show," Miss Benny, who is transgender, said in a recent TikTok video.
"The fact that this teenage actor who's coming in to make jokes about wearing a scarf is suddenly like a target from an adult is like crazy to me," Miss Benny continued. "To this day, despite working on the show every day for two weeks straight, I have only had a conversation with one of the Tanner sisters," Miss Benny concluded.
@ihatemissbenny Replying to @Teddy Bear queue some nervous fidgeting. #fullerhouse #greenscreen #candacebure ♬ original sound - Miss Benny
Although Bure's name wasn't directly mentioned, the video included the hashtag #candacebure.
Bure, however, has denied these allegations.
"I never asked Miss Benny's character to be removed from Fuller House and did not ask the writers, producers or studio executives to not have queer characters on the show," Bure told Yahoo Entertainment on Friday in a statement.
"Fuller House has always welcomed a wide range of characters," she added.
"I thought Miss Benny did a great job as 'Casey' on the show. We didn't share any scenes together, so we didn't get a chance to talk much while filming on set. I wish Miss Benny only the best," Bure concluded.
Last year, Bure left the Hallmark Channel to join the rival channel, Great American Family. At the time, she received backlash after it came to light that GAF planned to focus on "traditional marriage" in its films and programming, unlike Hallmark, which makes movies starring same-sex couples.
"My heart wants to tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them," Bure told the Wall Street Journal. "I knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians that love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment."
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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.
