Ashton Kutcher encourages men to explore their sexuality by 'kissing a dude'
The Two And A Half Men actor appeared on Conan to discuss a controversial fake gay marriage storyline
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Ashton Kutcher has a novel suggestion for men who wish to discover more about their sexualities.
Make like he did on Two And A Half Men with co-star Jon Cryer and experiment by “kissing a dude”.
Appearing on Conan to discuss the final season of the sitcom, in which the two’s characters enter into a fake same-sex marriage in order to speed along a child adoption service, he said:
“Jon’s my second male kiss on screen. My first one was in ‘Dude, Where’s My Car?’
“Here’s the thing… if you want to know if you’re not gay, kiss a dude. If you feel nothing, you know.
“While Jon’s a wonderful human… there was nothing.
“It was weird because he had a little stubble, and now I understand the issue with the stubble. It’s a little scratchy and itchy.”
The executive producer of the show, Chuck Lorre, had previously publicly apologised for the storyline.
“No offence is intended, and I hope none is taken,” he said.
“We’ve always been somewhat of an offensive show, so it wouldn’t surprise me if this is going to be offending people. We can’t go out with dignity, because we’ve never had any.”
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments