“I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core,” Bure said.
Abbott added that “spiritual or faith-based content is grossly underserved.”
Bledsoe continued, noting that he “vehemently disagreed” with such exclusionary positions.
Neal Bledsoe leaves Great American Family over Candace Cameron Bure LGBTQIA+ exclusion controversy.Bettina Strauss/CBS via Getty Images; Everett Collection
This is why the phrase ‘traditional marriage’ is as odious as it is baffling.
EW has reached out to Bure and Great American Family for a response to Bledsoe’s statement.
After drawing both audience and industry ire,Bure released a statementattempting to clarify her stance on the issue.
Candace Cameron Bure says new GAF Christmas movies won’t include gay stories.Everett Collection (2)
It absolutely breaks my heart that anyone would ever think I intentionally would want to offend and hurt anyone.
But, given the toxic climate in our culture right now, I shouldn’t be surprised.
“This is rude and hurtful to a whole community of people.”
Want more movie news?
