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'You are just afraid of men': Elliot Page reveals that a 'famous a**hole' once told him being gay 'doesn't exist'

Elliot Page came out as a lesbian in 2014 before announcing he was a trans man in 2020

LOS ANGLES, CALIFORNIA: Elliot Page's life has been quite a journey so far which he has detailed in his memoir 'Pageboy' which is scheduled to release in June 2023. The non-fiction book which has already created quite a stir online provides an insight into 'The Umbrella Academy' star's life in the entertainment industry, starting from when he was a promising young star in Canada and was first introduced to the American audience with 'Juno' in 2007, up through publicly coming out as gay in 2004 and as trans in December of 2020.

The book also explores Page's first romantic relationships in Hollywood and the counterblast that he had to face from a “famous a--hole at a party” when he first came out as gay, People reports. 

'Famous A--hole at Party'

In the chapter, titled Famous A--hole at Party, Page recalls a birthday party in Los Angeles in 2014. Page said that an actor, who he describes as his "acquaintance,” apparently told him, that "you aren't gay. That doesn’t exist. You are just afraid of men.” He then told Page, "I’m going to f—k you to make you realize you aren’t gay.” They bumped into each other at the gym a few days later. The actor said, “I don’t have a problem with gay people I swear” to which Page replied, "I think you might.”

In the book, the Golden Globe Award nominee wrote, "I've had some version of that happens many times throughout my life. A lot of queer and trans people deal with it incessantly. These moments that we often like don't talk about or we're supposed to just brush off, when actually it's very awful. I put that story in the book because it’s about highlighting the reality, the s--t we deal with and what gets sent to us constantly, particularly in environments that are predominantly cis and heterosexual." 

He continued, "How we navigate that world where you either have more extreme, overt moments like that. Or you have the more, like, subtle jokes. [In Hollywood] these are very powerful people. They're the ones choosing what stories are being told and creating content for people to see all around the world."

'I’m purposely not sharing his name'

Page, however, preferred not to disclose the identity of the "famous a--hole" in the book, as he wrote, "I’m purposely not sharing his name. But he will hear about this and know it’s him." 

'She better name names to get everyone else off the hook'

The incident has garnered mixed responses from Twitter users. One user wrote, "That puts everyone he's worked with on the spot. She better name names to get everyone else off the hook." Another wrote, "Such horrible thing to say regardless you are famous or not… I feel bad for him when he still had to work with that person." One echoed, "I would love to know who this was" while another commented, "I’m going to guess Mel Gibson. It totally seems like something he would do." "My money’s on either James Woods or Andy Dick", tweeted one. 

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