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Kevin Smith Says 'Biggest Blowback' of “Chasing Amy” Was When Ellen DeGeneres 'Walked Out' of Lesbian Comedy: We 'Lost Her'

Kevin Smith is recalling the gut punch of hearing that "the most famous lesbian in the world" walked out of a screening of his 1997 LGBTQ+ movie Chasing Amy. A rep for DeGeneres, 66, did not ...
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Kevin Smith reveals Ellen DeGeneres walked out of ‘Chasing Amy’ over lesbian depiction

Kevin Smith revealed that his 1997 movie “Chasing Amy” upset “the most famous lesbian in the world”: Ellen DeGeneres. In a clip for the documentary “Chasing Chasing Amy,” Smith, 54, discussed the ...
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Kevin Smith recalls the time Ellen walked out of the theater during a screening of ‘Chasing Amy’

LGBTQ+ representation in film has come a long way since Chasing Amy, the 1997 Kevin Smith rom-com with a rather complicated legacy. Evaluating its problematic nature and place in gay media is the ...
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Kevin Smith knew “Chasing Amy” would face backlash from the lesbian community when he heard Ellen walked out of a screening

Even before it premiered in 1997, Kevin Smith knew he, as a straight man, would face some backlash for writing and directing a movie with a queer character. And while Chasing Amy did garner criticism ...